Help with gastroparesis?!
Question: Help with gastroparesis!?
I've been diagnosed with gastroparesis recently!. I have been taking the erythromycin to help stimulate my stomach to digest since May and now I haven't been able to eat again since Labor Day weekend!. I take the nausea prescriptions all day long!. I'm waiting for my GI appointment since they can't see me until next week, but as I continue to get weaker I feel myself getting depressed!. Does anyone with knowledge of this disease have any ideas as to what I can do!? I've tried just drinking the protein drinks, blending foods, baby food!. Everything seems to make me nauseous!. Any help would be appreciated!. I feel like my body is fighting against me!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
This is a very tough condition to manage!. In extreme cases, I've heard of a intestinal pacemaker being implanted with some success (I don't know the exact statistics)!. You probably already know it usually comes from damage done to the nerves of the intestines, and is most common in diabetics!. If you are diabetic, do keep a close eye on your glucose!. You don't want damage to nerves in other areas, such as the eyes, feet, even the heart!.
Trial and error seems to be the norm!. You'll have to experiment with what you can eat and what will not stay down!. Sometimes junk food, such as potato chips, peanut butter and crackers, etc!. will be better tolerated than balanced meals!. Small portions are very important, so eat small amounts of whatever you can and eat often!.
If all else fails, ask your doctor about the intestinal pacemaker!.
Good luck, hope you feel better soon!.!.!.
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Trial and error seems to be the norm!. You'll have to experiment with what you can eat and what will not stay down!. Sometimes junk food, such as potato chips, peanut butter and crackers, etc!. will be better tolerated than balanced meals!. Small portions are very important, so eat small amounts of whatever you can and eat often!.
If all else fails, ask your doctor about the intestinal pacemaker!.
Good luck, hope you feel better soon!.!.!.
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