Any new treatments for Vegus nerve injury?

Surgeons usually cut the Vegas nerve in doing an esophagectomy; the best thing is that many of us never get hungry due to that!

Gastroparesis is related to the vagus nerve not stimulating the stomach to empty. Its hard to see how a fall could cause it. Have you asked a doctor what they thinks is cause?

From what I am seeing regarding internal injuries, as in my case a possible stretching of the iliopsoas (SP?), scar tissue possibly developed. When that happens, the muscle or connective tissue in question does not work like it did before the incident. In my case, I suffer bloating, possibly because the intestines associated with the injured muscle have trouble doing what they are supposed to do. Sorry for the layman's language, but that is the avenue I am exploring, after many doctors told me nothing could be done or they don't know. I hope this may help you.

Thanks for your info. It is my adult daughter who has gastroparesis and we believe it resulted from a medication given to her in 2012 to treat chronic fatigue syndrome. She is limited in what she eats and probably will never be free of it. Her vagus nerve was damaged we think by the meds. It is essentially a matter of managing the condition as best one can.

Have you heard of Botox injections into stomache? Or steroid injections into spine to target the vagus nerve exploring options .

No, I haven’t and will mention to my daughter. She is under the care of a good doc fortunately.

My husband has gastroparesis and recently underwent GPOEM endoscopically and takes cypriheptadine , an antihistamine, which helps to in crease his apatite and he can eat normally again. You might want to explore that procedure to see if it is an option for her. Our doctor told us the procedure has an 85% success rate

Hi, in 2020 I had acdf 3 fusion surgery. I’ve written on blogs here for sometime but my concern is this as well. Since surgery my bowels stopped. Last September I was scheduled for total colectomy but canceled because it just makes no sense to me. Of course the doctor will say could be anesthesia related but rare and doesn’t think his surgery did it. I don’t care how or why, maybe a simple coincidence, but help me. I believe through all my research the vagus nerve is involved but to what capacity, I don’t know and it’s very hard to diagnose. I’m on third gastroenterologist and Wednesday I’m seeing a neurosurgeon who took my surgeons place at Beth Israel in Boston. It appears my doctor at age 57 has decided to not practice any longer. I just want help. I’ve explained in blogs I’ve done naturalpathic docs, acupuncture, PT, pelvic floor PT, colonic hydrotherapy and Visceral massage. All listed were not covered by insurance but I’m not giving up. I’ve had stool testing and food sensitivities testing. I think right now the visceral massage might help. She targets the nerve starting with cranium, it’s in there. Then I open my mouth and in the back she works that area, then neck and so on. She follows nerve from cranium to anus. My Gastro was on board with this and pelvic floor. I’ve been doing pelvic floor for over a year going weekly for months, stopping and going back when I can tell I need it.
I’ve had so many tests but two that were never done was the Smart Pill and endoscopy. My acdf surgery can cause swallowing issues later on and it did so while having that test, she did the balloon procedure and has helped a lot. I did Smart Pill and passed it Friday. It took 76 hours to pass so obviously I have a motility problem. Results this Wednesday with doc. I keep bringing up this nerve but no doctor seems to grasp at the possibility. Everyone has said, tuff to diagnose. I had a friend get Botox for urine leakage and that helped with that but does not last. Maybe find someone trained in visceral massage and see if it does anything. Also, u-tube, jump starting vagus nerve. Their is so much you can do for free. One simple thing is chew chew chew your food forever it stimulates the nerve but so many other things do as well. Best of luck. It’s been a very long road for me. Two years on June 11 and still no answers except remove my colon…..Joanne

What is the procedure OPOEM?
I would so like to inquire about this for me. I would love to eat more foods and be able to gain some of my weight back.
I weighed 130 when this started and now can’t get get above 104 pounds.

What do those letters stand for ?
I am dx with IBS
I have extreme migraines, very dizzy & weakness . Nauseated and abdominal pain. My 7 th GI have done nothing. See neurologist & ENT soon .
Feeling vagus nerve brain to gut is affected. Had one session of accupunture no difference.
Any suggestions?