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Gastroparesis or slow modility colon
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hello, i really need some feedback. i have been sick for about 7-8 months and although i had my gallbladder out four weeks ago i am still sick. presurgery two different surgeons said i had more going on than just my gallbladder. i am going to see a motility doctor here in NH but im scared he willbe like most doctors and not take me seriously. i lose about a pound every day. this morning i woke up in such pain. i can barely eat which explains the one pound loss a day. i did have a stomach emptying. several months ago. this nurse practioner ordered it. the same nurse practioner who said there was nothing wrong with my gallbladder. anyway i think the test is invalid. first i never knew you were suppose to have eggs and toast. all i had was half a tuna sandwich. i saw and they told me it was normal and i just didnt empty on hour two of a four hour test. this GI wanted to put me on a antidepressent. i said no. only good thing he did was refer me to a motility doctor. i woke up in pain this morning and i dont know what to do or think. please help me.
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Yes, I see homeopathic doctor, get colonic hydrotherapy, also visceral massage and pelvic floor pt. I do it all. My entire team thinks keeping my colon was wise. I look at this group very different that the medical world and the approach is so different. I’ve eliminated sensitivities to foods from a lab test result that my pcp felt is not conclusive enough. Cutting out those foods definitely after months made me feel better but not help my bowels. I also get acupuncture from the naturopathic doctor as well.
The problem is none of this except pelvic floor pt is covered because insurance companies don’t see as true medical help. I include my pcp on everything and he is part of my care but states at some point you need to move your bowels on your own. I’ve just cut back on weekly colonics to every 10 days. They all take credit cards, thank god and right now it’s what I want to do. I think an answer is out there. It could be as simple as my digestive system shut down from anesthesia which it does during surgery and it never recovered. It’s to coincidental that it started right after surgery. I’m sure it’s rare but I think it can happen. I’ll never point a finger, doesn’t matter. I just want to feel better. Thanks, Joanne
sorry, but since i offended people in this group i wont be back. im sure tomorrow wont go well then i will have no options but to suffer.
My symptoms sound much like I’m reading from these other posts. For years I experienced much pain and other GI complaints. Much to my surprise I was diagnosed at MGH with pancreatic insufficiency and require prescription enzymes with every meal so that food can be broken down, digested and then able to move my GI tract. It’s been a couple of months using enzymes and I’m starting to gain some weight and am feeling better. Good luck to you all
I am hoping you are still monitoring this site and can tell me if you were ever able to find answers and relief? I too am suffering in the same way you are with specialist and the ER doctors telling me there is nothing wrong. Waking up every day with the stomachache and having it all day long says something different. I am truly hoping you are well and were able to get manageable help. It is a miserable way to live.
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Hello for me I get full fast. Can't eat like I used to. Because I can't take Reglan at bedtime to try to cut back on side effects, I wake up like this morning feeling like my insides were all twisted up. As far as the motility doctor on Monday on paper it looks like a no Brainerd nut in nh you never know. I do have a back up just in case it goes south.mass general in Boston.. I just don't know if they take my insurance.