In my experience most GI docs are not interested in working with patients who have gastroparesis. I have to be so careful about what I eat and if I am not careful I pay the price with pain and a lot of gas. The website for the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal diseases has a wealth of helpful information. Also, there is a medication you can get in Canada and possibly Australia that I understand is helpful.

peck1944 after my hiatal hernia surgery I had episodes of heartburn like symtoms the surgeon said it was not acid reflex because he had repaired this during surgery Well it sure felt like bad acid reflex. After trying different remedies the one that works for me is to take to Tylenol with some water and the pain stops.

sorry you are having some much difficulties. Even with my hiatal hernia surgery I still get acid reflux which my surgeon says it is not. Whatever it feels like it and the only relief I get is with water and two Tylenol so far it works for me

Sorry that you were left with the acid issues. I've battled it for years, but have a good gastro doc. I tried to get off the meds, but we found that won't work for me, so I now take a lower dose than previously. My doc says that if I experience occasional reflux to use some tums, plus you get your calcium as well. This works pretty well. Plus I recently found an OTC product called Phazyme Gas & Acid. It's hard to find something that will work for both gas and acid, but this does and if you get the chewable tablets, pretty quickly. Be sure you're watching your high acid foods as well - it's hard as there are so many of them, such as some fruits! If you're a coffee, black tea, or soda drinker that's a big deal. Try red Robois (wrong spelling I'm sure) teas as they are caffeine free and limit soda intake. Those alone helped me a lot. Good luck, and don't give up!

Thanks very much for your reply. No the doctors in Australia aren't interested in gastroparesis either. Quite a few of the tests for digestive issues aren't available in Australia which makes it difficult. Yes we get motilium (domperidone) over here. I stopped taking it as I was diagnosed with rapid gastric emptying but no one will listen. I did take them but my treatment has been one of total confusion but many people find them helpful. I wish I could smuggle them into America for you as I know there are a few people trying to get them.

ladysky when I came to Maryland my IBS was out of control and was not even treated. When I finally could not tolerate the pains and bowl control I went to a gastroenterologist and he put me medication plus fiber and so far it is in control. Sometimes I think of weening off the medication but I feel since my IBS is under control why mess with it. I have missed days where I was not able to take the medication and nothing happened so I take my meds and move on

Sounds like you are doing well with the medication and missing one isn't a crisis, which is a good thing because we all forget now and then! Keep up feeling good and keeping it under control!