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Gastroparesis Diet – Questions, Suggestions, Tips
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I enjoyed reading all these posts. I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis in July 2019 and have been on a roller coaster since then. I saw a nutritionist and realized that figuring out a diet was virtually impossible. I have Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy with a cardiac component. Have had 5 pacemakers (beginning 1992) and after an episode of ventricular tachycardia and a heart rate of 480 bpm in Jan. 2018, I had a cardiac resynchronization computer with a pacemaker and debrillator inserted and have only had 2 episodes since. I am 69 and am a Type 2 diabetic, but A1C is under control. I am having trouble eating enough to keep weight on. At 5’8” I weighed 124 lbs. at my last checkup having lost about 6 lbs since July. I have been taking a stool softener daily, walking and doing pretty good until recently whenconstipation has overtaken my life. Finally I took Dulcolax and have spent all afternoon in the bathroom. I feel full all the time, have abdominal pain from top to bottom, feel like there is something stuck in my throat, feel nauseous at times, have heartburn and GERD for which I was given Dexilant, a PPI. My problem is that I have to take 16 pills a day and invariably some get stuck and that doesn’t include vitamins, probiotics, Tylenol, Famoditine before meals, stool softener and more. I am fearful of an obstruction because I do not want to have surgery because of my heart and I am wondering if my MD may be a cause of lower abdominal pain. I can no longer walk up stairs or an incline. I miss fatty foods, fruits, vegetables, meat and more. Today I have zero energy. I will keep reading for hints to help. Thank you for sharing your story with all. HURTING IN GA!
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I had a feeding tube for a while... meds had to be crushed to go in the tube. When they said I could take my meds orally I had to crush the ones I could and add to applesauce and then swallow them. They told me to open the PPI capsules and take with applesauce too. Of course the time released do not work well this way, but work somewhat. Your pharmacist can give you the best advice on how to get them down. .. which can be crushed and which cannot be crushed. I prefer canned pears over applesauce.. so I put some canned pears in a mini chopper to get them applesauce consistency. I too have trouble maintaining weight. I have managed to get it up from 117lbs to 123lbs since January. I am 5’5” tall. You should be able to handle canned fruits... just nothing with skins or seeds. I avoid anything raw, leafy greens and any fibrous food like celery. I actually can handle a couple of tablespoons of Bush's Baked beans... only brand I can handle.. It gives me some fiber and seems to digest fine. Everyone is different.. so what one can handle another cannot. I cannot handle a bowl of cooked oatmeal, but can eat a little bit of homemade granola. Nuts chopped fine and dry fruit chopped fine. .. really weird. Do not be afraid to try different foods. Like I said.. we are all different and what one can handle another cannot. It is difficult to find a diet that works when one thing needs a high fiber diet and another needs low fiber... and that is me! I think a tachycardia condition will be flaring full force soon. It has been happening some over the past few years and happening more often now.