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GASTROPARESIS AND LACTOBACILLUS PROBIOTIC

Digestive Health | Last Active: May 21, 2023 | Replies (29)
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@denisef

Hi Annabelle
Thanks for this information. i am not sure what they are defining as an "abnormal BMI" i.e. someone with a BMI above the 20-25 range or below! i am below - since i cannot eat properly - so my BMI is 17-18..
Yes, i meant the gastric emptying time decreasing (the minutes should be lower) - i said increasing thinking the food should exit the stomach faster LOL

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annabelle1245 @annabelle1245 | @annabelle6dawgs | Jan 14, 2023

Hi @denisef -
The study strangely defined abnormal as any outside the normal range of 20-25 so it appears they lumped the low BMI and high BMI into one category - definitely squirrely IMHO!! These non-pharmaceutically based studies often lack scientific rigor. BTW it also looked like their may be a potential placebo effect in the study with the older population.
I am a little confused - have you been diagnosed with gastroparesis (high gastric retention time meaning food stays in your stomach longer than normal) or gastric dumping (low gastric retention time meaning that food doesn't stay in your stomach as long as it should)?
I guess I was a little confused about the title of the original post "Gastroparesis and Lactobacillus Probiotic."
Has your medical team recommended a diet to help with your condition? For gastroparesis my medical team recommended low-fat-low-fiber and I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian and that describes my diet so I have had to make quite a lot of changes!
Hope you can find some help!

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