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Botox injections to help move stomach contents
Does anyone have any information on side effects or treatment after Botox injections into the pyloris valve to help stomach contents move more effectively? Did it help or cause diarrhea?
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All things are possible... including these injections wearing off... and dumping syndrome (if we're calling it that) worsening. But if the pylorus becomes too loosey-goosey... then increasing bile reflux can become an issue. It's a bit hard to find that happy medium where motility improves the right amount... and other things don't worsen. Hang in there... come to Zoom and tell us what you are seeing. We've had folks on who've had botox... also pyloric balloon dilations... and even G-POEM surgeries to correct. I've seen some thoracic surgeons just remove it during the esophagectomy (which seemed a bit extreme to me).
Gary