Gastroparesis diet?

Hi, @heidimarie123, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice I moved your post here to talk to others who've mentioned gastroparesis and diet:

-Gastroparesis diet? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gastroparisis-diet/

@jlharsh @shaylyn4 @sori and others may have some thoughts on putting cooked carbs in the fridge for a day and then reheating (for diabetes purposes) and whether it's best to avoid this practice or not as someone with gastroparesis, if this process makes these starches take longer to digest.

Hi @heidimarie123
My recent transit study actually shows no indication of gastroparesis, but I am finding continuing to learn more about it helps me understand myself more. Now that you bring up the idea of our bodies responding differently to left over carbs that have sat in the fridge a while…..you may be on to something. I really am no help but I will be on the lookout and report back if I learn anything.

I think you should try it and let us know! 😀

Hi there!

I am interested to see how this works - as having GP also means I risk diabetes since complex carbs are the easiest food for me to digest. I am always looking for easy things to digest that will not cause blood sugar spikes.

I will report back with my 'findings' (read: experimentation on myself, lol).

@annabelle6dawgs @mothermary1 @lindamks @keona619 also may have some input on putting cooked carbs in the fridge for a day and then reheating (for diabetes purposes) and whether it's best to avoid this practice or not as someone with gastroparesis. They may know if this process makes these starches take longer to digest.

Hello @jlharsh, @heidimarie123, and the others who have responded to this gastroparesis discussion. Like @jlharsh, I have never been diagnosed with GP, however, I've had several surgeries of the upper digestive tract, which seem to have created the same motility symptoms as those who have been diagnosed with GP. Many of the posts I've read in these discussions have helped me.

The most important thing that I have learned is to avoid raw fruits and veggies and instead to eat canned or well-cooked produce items. While it does not solve all the GP-type symptoms, it has certainly relieved the abdominal pain that I had. The abdominal pain level used to be about 7 or 8 on a daily basis, and now just a 1 or 2 occasionally. I certainly do miss salads and other fresh produce, but the relief from abdominal pain makes it worth the sacrifice.

I love it @heidimarie123 and cannot wait! Will you incorporate any measurable findings (maybe bloodwork, etc. for the blood sugar) or will it all be your gut feeling, pun intended?
Janell

Oh, this is interesting @hopeful33250 . Not consistently, but there have been times I thought raw veggies weren’t helpful. Thank you for this.

I take all kinds of food and put it in my Nutri bullet. I purée cooked oatmeal together with unsweetened applesauce, and walnuts (not for everyone). I also purée stewed prunes, canned vegetables, especially peas and carrots, sometimes I steam my own carrots and purée them, and pinto beans (canned). I always pour the water out of the canned vegetables because there’s a lot of sodium and they don’t use salt that has iodine in it, believe it or not, so I add my own. It really helps me to blend my food. I’m allergic to wheat, dairy, and eggs, so I can’t have any of that. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than it was before I started blending my food. Good luck!

Trying a low fiber diet for a week or so might help you determine if it is helpful, @jlharsh. I wasn't expecting to get the kind of relief that I have experienced, and it is certainly worth a try.

Here is a link to information from the Mayo Clinic website:
--Low Fiber Diet
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/low-fiber-diet/art-20048511
I also avoid products like Metamucil and use Citrucel, which is a less gritty fiber product. I hope you find an answer, I really understand how uncomfortable abdominal pain can be!

I totally agree. A doc on the night shift said I was drug seeking even though I had only started with the horrible pain after eating. One night he wouldn’t even come anywhere near me to evaluate me & sent me home. I was back in the ER hallucinating because of an interaction with two of my meds. He of course was off duty by then. Inwas in the hospital for 10;dsys . Itbtook me over 2 yrs forbme to be diagnosed with gastroparesis.