Gastroparesis with severe symptoms!

Posted by paarak @paarak, Jul 17, 2011

Does anyone have gastroparesis (low stomach emptying) and what are you doing to manage the problem. I was finally diagnoised with this condition this year after at least 3plus years of unexplained illness. Most of my symtoms were related to pain in the chest; deep back shoulder pain; lightheaded/dizzyness; I always felt like I was having a heart attack. But each time I went to the ER all the heart test came back fine and was told it was just acid reflux. I have been to cardiology; neuralogy; gastrology. I have had heart test; stress test;;thryrod; diabectic test; all kinds of blood test (only showed low vit D) MRI of brain; spinal tap. Finally had stomach emptying test in March - which showed 85% food still in stomach after 3 hours. I have had to switch to a no fat; low fiber diet - pretty much all liquid; soft (babyfood like) foods. If I do experiment and eat something that doesn't move through - then I end up with the deep shoulder pain; lighthed/dizziness;; numbness in the arms/fingers and over all wekness. In order to overcome this feeling - It seems to work by drinking just water /gator aid for at least a day. I just don't know if this all started by a nerve damage issue or if it is reverserble. I have done a lot of internet reading and there doesn't seem to be anything to do except eating habit changes. And no one else seems to associate the pain I have with the stomach - I never seem to have stomach pain - Only fullness; nausea; bloating/gas. I also am not diabetic. Which my understanding is a reason for this condition. If you have this condition - what are your symtoms and how are you managing? Thanks

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@artemis1886

Yes fasting five days messes up the test results. You don’t fast for five days. My gastroenterologist said to eat like you regularly do otherwise the test will not read right. Mine did not move and I had to go back the next day. Took two days for that darn stuff to make it out of my stomach.

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Hind sights 20/20. It's not intentional I blew the test out of the water. I didn't eat W prior to Thanksgiving. I could not take eating to expect painful stomach distensions. After W & Th I don't know Why I made up my mind then, I won't eat & do the reintroduction. I get my protein in a 30g carton x3 a day. I'm feeling somewhat better. Put on 5 pounds. Actually, I chalked it all up to my redundant torturous colon. Feeding that easy to digest foods. I asked nurse & she asked xray & they said no fasting would not effect GES test. I'm asking my GI Dec 19th appt. Thanks for letting me know what you know abt it, I'm not disregarding what you said

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@shawnkthryn

Hind sights 20/20. It's not intentional I blew the test out of the water. I didn't eat W prior to Thanksgiving. I could not take eating to expect painful stomach distensions. After W & Th I don't know Why I made up my mind then, I won't eat & do the reintroduction. I get my protein in a 30g carton x3 a day. I'm feeling somewhat better. Put on 5 pounds. Actually, I chalked it all up to my redundant torturous colon. Feeding that easy to digest foods. I asked nurse & she asked xray & they said no fasting would not effect GES test. I'm asking my GI Dec 19th appt. Thanks for letting me know what you know abt it, I'm not disregarding what you said

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I am just going off of what my GI doctor said and working in the RN field. In Texas the hospital that I had my testing done at that’s one of the questions on the form. Then they asked me in person. It took over two days for the pill to go through. I had to keep going back. Then they said I had gastroparesis which is part of neuropathy.

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Has anyone heard of Gabapentin for neuropathy of the stomach?

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