Normal stomach for gastroparesis?

Posted by crazykbl @crazykbl, Feb 2, 2024

I found out on what am I test when I was having stomach problems that my stomach was on the right side and it was up and down I have a big opening on the top and a small and it's smaller on the bottom. Is this normal. I have the actual is that normal to have gastroparesis for that type of stomach and I have bowel movements where it takes several days for me to have a bowel movement.

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fdixon63 | @fdixon63 | Feb 3, 2024

I'm not sure what you're describing exactly but I will share my experiencies. When I was around 20 years old I'd been suffering with problems of having to get to a bathroom immediately after eating. This was 50 years ago. My doctor did a barium enema (Xray) and he said because I was so thin (98 pounds) that my stomach was not shaped as it should be--not enough fat to support it and it was long, not ?cradled/cupped. Therefore, my food was going immediately to the bottom of the stomach and putting pressure to the intestines and to cause make me have a BM to relive the pressure. Because of these problems it caused me to have anxiety and of course, social problems. Going anywhere to eat caused me to first look for a bathroom. Over many years I gained 20-25 pounds and that helped but even now I can have an issue. I've had several colonoscopies and even a left hemicolectomy which was due to diverticulitis. I feel the diverticulitis was primarily caused by my anxiety and these gut flareups. I wish you the best as you continue to find answers. Blessings.