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Failed (or impaired) gastric accommodation, with functional dyspepsia
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Hi, Since you are taking the Buspirone, I'm guessing you had a stomach emptying test to make sure that you don't have Gastroparesis (delayed emptying of the stomach) too. It is uncommon to have both FD and GP but I have heard some people do. I was first diagnosed with Gastroparesis (which I thought was incorrect) and then went to Stanford and diagnosed with funtional dyspepsia (FD) and started on Amitriptyline nightly. My symptoms have subsided. I had all the same symptoms as yours except for the burping. Along with the med, I was advised to see a dietitian to work back certain foods into my diet, a therapist that specializes in CBT and/or digestive issues (FD is very much triggered/caused by stress and a sleep specialist (inadequate sleep can cause certain digestive hormones not to work well and promote stress hormones). If you get 7-9hrs of sleep nightly, you probably don't need to see the sleep specialist. I also had wt loss and was drinking Ensure Plus Complete (3/daily). I was suggest you take a multivitamin if your not already. I know FD is chronic and flare up can occur. There are other meds that are used if the Buspirone isn't doing the job but buspirone is supposed to work very well. Dosage adjustment maybe?? If you need ideas for increasing your calories to promote wt gain, let me know. I would be interested in knowing how long your symptoms were gone or just a little. Also, would like to hear (if you are comfortable) when you had your flare ups, what were your symptoms since you said they changed?
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I wasn't ever advised to see dietitian, therapist, or for sleep, but doing so makes sense. I may want to pursue. My sleep is usually around 6-ish, hasn't been 7-9 for quite a while. Buspirone dosage recently increased. Complicating things: 1 - Have tendency to develop sensitivities/intolerances to certain foods, vitamins, supplements. Can't do Ensure, Boost, etc., because of issues with casein and whey in milk products. (Lactose intolerant too). Tried plant-based Ensure and Orgain. Did fine for several years until became sensitized to them and now have issues with pea protein, which is in so many vegan products. Took multi's for years too, but this year there have been some tolerance issues. I'm now at a point where I can consume plant-based or multi's maybe once every couple weeks. 2 - Have a sensitive stomach - can't take some medications, have to be very careful with others. And yes, please, I would appreciate ideas for increasing calories to promote weight gain. Flare-ups seem to be triggered mostly by chronic stress related to health issues. (The one this year was covid/paxlovid related, body didn't like the paxlovid at all, and promptly sent it up and out). Whenever flares occurred, the symptoms were mostly pretty much the same ones (also include fullness after eating), It's just that you couldn't always predict or count on which ones would show up that week or day or whatever. There have been some times though that I would eat a certain food and feel not too uncomfortable, and try it again some time later and feel much more uncomfortable. Symptoms, when they were pretty much gone, or just a little, ranged anywhere from about 8-9 months to about 15-16 months. Flare times were anywhere from 3 months to about 8-9 months. These are approximate.