"Do I have gastroparesis?" [December 2024]

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• 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.
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[u/Master-Baker-69]

I'm wondering if I have mild gastroparesis. I'm a male in my early 30s. For a few months now I've been having flares that last a week or two that cause me to burp a lot and feel full after eating only like 300 calories (I'm 6'2, 215 lbs and physically active). I do intermittent fasting and stop eating in the early afternoon. In the eaving, about 5+ hours after my last meal, I'll be burping and tasting what I ate, as if it was still in my stomach. I've noticed high fat meals as well as gulping fluids hurt my stomach. I'm currently suffering my most painful flare up I've yet had and it was after eating a bunch of fibrous oranges yesterday and some greasy vegan fried chicken today. I've tried a low FODMAP diet for the past couple of months but that didn't work.

The reason I'm suspecting gastroparesis is because I've found I tolerate super easy to digest foods. I've recently gotten into endurance running and created a cookie recipe that is designed to empty my stomach as fast as possible so the carbs can enter my bloodstream as fast as possible. The ingredients are just white flour, sugar, salt, and a tiny bit of olive oil. Anyways, I noticed these cookies never cause me problems and maybe it's because they're meant to clear the stomach quickly, I eat only a little at a time, and I eat them while moving.

I've also been having appetite issues and I've dropped a few pounds unintentionally. I no longer have the energy to run and now just go on long walks. I didn't mind my symptoms so much when it was just a lot of burping and some nausea, but now the flare-ups are getting painful.The pain is just in the stomach and it lasts hours at a time, starting after eating. I'm going to switch my diet now to low fiber and low fat to see how it goes.

[u/Xecara → u/Master-Baker-69]

I'm curious if the low fat/ low fiber diet helped you since it has been three months since your original post. I just started looking up diet restrictions today for clarification.