About 35 years ago, I was diagnosed with IBS as well as Hiatal Hernia (Gerd). I also have lots of abdominal adhesions. I don't take any prescribed medications for either, and have been fortunate enough to manage my symptoms (bloating, slow moving food through intestines, diarrhea, constipation (sometimes in the same day), and left sided abdominal pain). I use diet, quiet meditation, and conscious elimination of any stress that I am able to. I am dairy and gluten-free for the most part. I have eliminated red meat from my diet, and now only eat well-cooked vegetables, chicken, fish, some fruit, and salads. I try to eat smaller meals slowly and chew well. I have recently found a method of manually manipulating my stomach while lying down, (slowly pressing down from just under the ribs on the left side, several times, moving toward my belly button) when I have discomfort. This helps me... My guess is that when my stomach goes up into my chest cavity, it presses on the Vagus nerve, and causes discomfort accompanied by shortness of breath. I just thought I'd throw this out there, My doctor looked at me kinda strangely when I told him. But hey, we are our own best advocates and I would try a non-invasive measure before any kind of surgery!

It’s huge amounts of deep , wet ( meaning liquid like that tastes like stomach lining ) belches that are one after other and very harsh . You cannot stop them and my gut is churning non stop at same time and usually making alien 👽 like crazy noises ( that actually wake me up ). It’s also extremely exhausting.
I take Ambien 5 mg to sleep but I only stay asleep 💤 2 hrs on it then up w/ gut and symptoms every 2 hrs all night .
It’s hell . No Dr. Can figure it out and I have no food allergies as I was just tested . I eat small , clean and healthy. Doesn’t matter . Even at 6 am on empty gut , I’m just as bad .
Someone is missing something. Until then I suffer and just do my best to cope w/ it .

Good luck my body has always got use to stuff and it would quit working. This has been my life journey.
Hope it helps I also drink Aloe Vera Juice.

Has anyone had their cervical spine imaged, esp looking at C5-6?

Acupuncture helped immensely but you must go consistently.

Neuromodulation for the health of the vagus nerve and brain/gut axis stuff has recently become a huge area of R&D, especially since it seems to have a positive outcome on long COVID. I suggest you read in the usual medical research and study sites about this, as well as the journal Neuromodulation. I have used a transdermal ultrasound vagus nerve stimulator for over three years to aid in resolving IBS/SIBO and it has helped a great deal. I have also been on a continuous prescription of Rifaximin for this time. I have gone from not being able to eat 95% of foods to not being able to eat 15%, and from having to sleep most of the time to being able to do about half a day of productive life (I also have MCAS, POTS, hEDS, anemia, and CCI).

Erin,
No apologies necessary! I think it is helpful to be able to share our experiences and may lead to sharing ideas that may work for one another or good questions to ask our health care providers.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I had never heard of gastric dumping and can't imagine how the small intestine must feel when it gets undigested food! This is the opposite of gastroparesis that I have in which there is delayed gastric emptying. The article was about decreasing gastric retention times, which is the opposite of what you are experiencing. You may want to look on pubmed for "gastric dumping" and "acupuncture" to see if there are acupuncture sites associated with increased gastric retention times. It sounds like your vagus nerve may be over-stimulated whereas in gastroparesis it is my understanding that the vagus nerve is not working properly to stimulate the stomach to empty at a normal time. You may want to ask your acupuncturist how to calm the nerves to slow things down. It seems like every day I learn something new on this site. My veterinarian showed me how to acupuncture points on my 20 year old dog to calm him down and it works for him. 🙂

Have you asked your healthcare provider about digestive enzymes to help digest the food? I tried them with limited success (for gastroparesis) and then the brand I was using was removed from the market and there wasn't a similar one that I could find.

Fortunately there has been an explosion of gluten-free options. I noticed improvement after removing gluten back in 2009 when the options were limited. Bob's Redmill makes a whole line of GF products that I find delicious (e.g., their GF biscuit mix tastes like real biscuits!).

There was another member who's food sensitivities seemed to disappear after stopping metformin. I don't know how to include a link to the reply but I think it was under the "Gastroparesis & Metformin" thread. My gluten sensitivity started after about 10 years of metformin and about the time I was diagnosed with gastroparesis. I also can't eat cucumbers, high fat and high fiber food.

Hope you find some relief!

Nauseated every day. Not nauseated enuf to throw up. Don’t sleep well. I am 80 so not pregnant. Only meds I take are for heartburn. Any suggestions?

What is the injection therapy, and what is its purpose ?

When I have acid reflux, my esophagus becomes inflamed and I have terrible pain in my vagus nerve which makes me dizzy and weak and I feel like I am going to pass out from the pain. You talk about the CCI and CCS. Could those be causing my problem?