Re: Gastroparesis

[Guest guest]

Yikes Betty! I was just diagnosed with this last week, and I go for the

emptying study on Friday. I'm supposed to call the Dr. on Monday for the

results. I saw a lot online about diets, and I couldn't believe what I saw

about this one. After I get the results, I'm going to ask the doctor about diet

modifications. If I find anything worth repeating, I'll let you know.

Lori

http://home.comcast.net/~queenstitcher/

[ ] Gastroparesis

Yesterday I had a test to see how my stomach is emptying. I haven't been given

any info. from my doctor and my next apt. is a month away. At the end of the 2

hour test it had moved only very slightly. The tech saw a problem after the 15

minute time.

It appears that the diet for that excludes foods diabetics should eat and

consists of foods a diabetic should not eat. Searching the net for Gastroparesis

I found many references until I just quit. Any personal experience would be

appreciated.

Betty

[Guest guest]

Hi Betty,

Last year I had a gastric empyting test done, also. Prior to that I

had an upper endoscopy to check my stomach pain. My GI doc said I

have bile in my stomach so that's why he ordered the test. The tech

gave me scrambled eggs with the contrast in it. The test turned out

normal. Does that mean diabetics can't eat scrambled eggs? Didn't

know that. Not sure what kind info you are needing though.

Debbie L

>

> Yesterday I had a test to see how my stomach is emptying. I

haven't been given any info. from my doctor and my next apt. is a

month away. At the end of the 2 hour test it had moved only very

slightly. The tech saw a problem after the 15 minute time.

>

> It appears that the diet for that excludes foods diabetics should

eat and consists of foods a diabetic should not eat. Searching the

net for Gastroparesis I found many references until I just quit. Any

personal experience would be appreciated.

>

> Betty

>

>

[Guest guest]

Betty,

I realized you are asking about gastroparesis which I don't have.

Someone else should be able to help you.

Debbie L

> >

> > Yesterday I had a test to see how my stomach is emptying. I

> haven't been given any info. from my doctor and my next apt. is a

> month away. At the end of the 2 hour test it had moved only very

> slightly. The tech saw a problem after the 15 minute time.

> >

> > It appears that the diet for that excludes foods diabetics should

> eat and consists of foods a diabetic should not eat. Searching the

> net for Gastroparesis I found many references until I just quit.

Any

> personal experience would be appreciated.

> >

> > Betty

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Thanks.

I think egs are used as a medium for the radioactive maters the x-rays will see.

To do the test you must eat something and perhaps they know more about just how

eggs digest.

Eggs are ok for diabetics. The following snippet is just one example of a diet:

> breads & cereals, cream of wheat, pasta, white rice, egg noodles, >low-fat

crackers <

All of these foods are off the diabetics diet except in very limited amounts.

These foods have to be off set with medication. Some diabetics who are real carb

counter would not eat any of the above. Almost the entire diet is things

diabetics should not eat, or eat in very limited quantities.

I'm glad your test came back ok.

Betty

[ ] Re: Gastroparesis

[Guest guest]

don't have this, but my sick family member has bowel motility problems--

pelvic floor neuromuscular issues, so also NERVES....and malnourished in

sense that he's not absorbing nutrients but he has gained weight....

>Hi all, anyone else here have gastroparesis? I've lost 30 pounds over

>

[Guest guest]

Are you on antibiotics AN?

>

> Hi all, anyone else here have gastroparesis? I've lost 30 pounds over the

summer (so I'm fairly far below normal body weight, skin and bones really--hurts

to sit) and finally a specialist thinks its gastroparesis--I can't each much &

it seems like my body isn't passing food through my system. It sits for a long

time undigested. Tests will reveal more this week. Apparently, gastroparesis is

caused by vagus nerve damage. I'm wondering the connection because the vagus

nerve can get damaged from a neuropathy caused by diabetes (which I don't have)

or by a viral infection. I've had/have again infections, but they aren't viral.

I'm thinking of the general inflammation, though, from exposure to biotoxins. So

I was wondering if anyone else has this? It's super difficult to deal with this

right now. The more weight I lose and malnourished I become, the more tired I

am, the more I am in bed (sometimes 18 hours out of 24-hour day) and I'm

supposed to start a new

> job soon, while still freelancing...Thanks, AN

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I am again. Had about a month off, then had to go back on.

On Oct 10, 2010, at 10:28 PM, " barb b w " <barb1283@...> wrote:

Are you on antibiotics AN?

--

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, yes, he's often in bed, right? It's exhausting not having energy supplies or

stores. But its great he has soke weight on him. In his case, his is a primary

condition not caused by something else (biotoxins)--do I have that right? In

other words, you wee exposed through your work place, so it's not as though he

were necessarily exposed.

Funny thing is, I'm constantly watching cooking shows, probably as some weird

means of satisfying cravings for food. Soups and non-dairy non-acidic fruit

shakes get old...I could eat my sofa.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 10, 2010, at 6:03 PM, sue <svican@...> wrote:

don't have this, but my sick family member has bowel motility problems--

pelvic floor neuromuscular issues, so also NERVES....and malnourished in

sense that he's not absorbing nutrients but he has gained weight....

>Hi all, anyone else here have gastroparesis? I've lost 30 pounds over

>

[Guest guest]

AN, I have a friend who is on high dose antibiotics and I have been on long term

antibiotics for skin condition that is persistent. We both discovered that we

were experiencing this feeling that food just sits in our stomach and isn't

digested. Really bothersome and I need the food also, need the energy from it.

I'm thinking it is due to the antibiotics and upset bacteria in GI tract so I'm

dealing with same issue. I'm going to try upping probiotics and maybe mix them

in buttermilk. Buttermilk clings to mouth and throat. An ear, nose and throat

doctor told me to use buttermilk for this reason. It has cultures in it but you

can add by opening a probiotic and mixing some additional in there but may be

okay just as it comes. I usually don't drink pop but had a 'swig' of someone

else after a meal and that helped, so maybe the acid in it helped. You can buy

hydrocloric acid to aide digestion. I have just been doing the bit of coke,

it's like a jigger. I know it has sugar in it so may switch to acid drops but

for now it is handy and sugar after a meal should not up your blood sugar as it

does on empty stomach. Also try chewing gum. It activates your digestive

enzymes in your mouth and then you swallow your own digestive enzymes. That

helps me alot.

>

> Hi all, anyone else here have gastroparesis? I've lost 30 pounds over the

summer

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb, all great suggestions. I can't follow any of them, though,

unfortunately. I have acid reflux and even citric acid burns my mouth and throat

(I tried a remedy I read about last night, Aloe Vera juice, but mine had citric

acid--as soon as it hit my mouth and throat--wham! Burning!). I can't chew gum

because of TMJ and I can't drink buttermilk because of allergies to dairy. ((

But I just read a VERY interesting passage in the Policyholders of America paper

that I will post.

From: barb b w <barb1283@...>

Subject: [] Re: Gastroparesis

Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 6:46 PM

AN, I have a friend who is on high dose antibiotics and I have been on

long term antibiotics for skin condition that is persistent. We both discovered

that we were experiencing this feeling that food just sits in our stomach and

isn't digested. Really bothersome and I need the food also, need the energy

from it. I'm thinking it is due to the antibiotics and upset bacteria in GI

tract so I'm dealing with same issue. I'm going to try upping probiotics and

maybe mix them in buttermilk. Buttermilk clings to mouth and throat. An ear,

nose and throat doctor told me to use buttermilk for this reason. It has

cultures in it but you can add by opening a probiotic and mixing some additional

in there but may be okay just as it comes. I usually don't drink pop but had a

'swig' of someone else after a meal and that helped, so maybe the acid in it

helped. You can buy hydrocloric acid to aide digestion. I have just been doing

the bit of coke, it's like a

jigger. I know it has sugar in it so may switch to acid drops but for now it

is handy and sugar after a meal should not up your blood sugar as it does on

empty stomach. Also try chewing gum. It activates your digestive enzymes in

your mouth and then you swallow your own digestive enzymes. That helps me alot.

>Hi all, anyone else here have gastroparesis? I've lost 30 pounds over the

summer

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear Group,

>  

> I really need some insight as to how to fix gastroparesis. It's a hereditary

> chronic disease that results in partial stomach paralysis.  I read information

> about the diet and I'd like some insight here.  The gastroenterologist wanted

to

> do a round of 9 pills a day, but he's flying blind.  I'm not comfortable with

> this at all.  It would be a two week blitz of pills followed by six months of

> 'maintenance'. 

+++Hi ,

Gastroparesis literally means weak (paresis) stomach (gastro). The most modern

theory about the cause of gastroparesis is that the coordination of the

electrical activity of the top portion of the stomach, with the grinding

activity of the lower portion, is faulty.

As a result, a number of things begin to happen. First, the stomach sends out

fewer electrical signals to contract and therefore less grinding occurs than is

needed. Second, the muscular walls of the stomach itself can become weak and

this in itself reduces the effectiveness of the action of the stomach.

The ultimate result is the loss of function of the stomach, which means the

stomach does not churn the food or empty properly. The patient feels like there

is a lead ball sitting in the stomach during eating or soon thereafter.

This program improves overall digestion because all of the things that

contributes to them, including, are caused by:

1. Lack of proper nutrition and oxygen.

2. Accumulation of toxins, poisons, and waste.

3. Lowered vitality due to stress, shock, injury, emotional upsets, relationship

or financial worries and concerns, etc.

4. Nutritional status inherited from parents upon conception.

So it stands to reason that you need to improve your overall health by:

1) Consuming " proper nutrients " (Bee's diet plus supplements which provides all

of the nutrients any Human needs in order to be healthy).

2) Eliminating toxins.

3) Eliminating damaging foods.

That's what this program does, as proved by the many Success Stories by members

of this group:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/index.php

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All the best, Bee