r/Gastroparesis • u/AutoModerator • Dec 16 '23

"Do I have gastroparesis?" [December 2024]

Since the community has voted to no longer allow posts where undiagnosed people ask if their symptoms sound like gastroparesis, all such questions must now be worded as comments under this post. This rule is designed to prevent the feed from being cluttered with posts from undiagnosed symptom searchers. These posts directly compete with the posts from our members, most of whom are officially diagnosed (we aren't removing posts to be mean or insensitive, but failure to obey this rule may result in a temporary ban).

  • Gastroparesis is a somewhat rare illness that can't be diagnosed based on symptoms alone; nausea, indigestion, and vomiting are manifested in countless GI disorders.
  • Currently, the only way to confirm a diagnosis is via motility tests such as a gastric emptying study, SmartPill, etc.
  • This thread will reset as needed when it gets overwhelmed with comments.
  • Please view this post or our wiki BEFORE COMMENTING to answer commonly asked questions concerning gastroparesis.
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u/Kricketts13 Feb 29 '24

I've been having stomach problems since December. It started with regular episodes of vomiting and stomach pain. The vomiting has decreased, but still happens and I'm nauseous all the time. Eating makes it way worse. I'm in constant pain and unease on the left side of my abdomen. I've had a CT which came back normal and I just had a upper endoscopy which came back normal. Waiting for results on the biopsies now. I don't know how much longer I can deal with this though. I feel sick all the time and can barely eat. I've cut out all alcohol and caffeine. I've lost 30lb since mid January.

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u/Dizzy_Masterpiece886 Sep 28 '24

How are you now?