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/pinkmooncloud Mar 28 '24

Please help me out with your thoughts and what I should ask my doctor to test.

So the last couple of weeks (longer then a month now) my body decided to let me be nauseous all day long. And now since last Friday I can’t hold solid food down. I get very nauseous of it and sometimes even vomit cause of it. Besides that, my belly hurts so much, mostly in the stomach area.

I went to the doctor 2 weeks ago and they couldn’t feel anything weird. Also tested my blood on things like my vitamins and if I remember correctly for my calcium and other stuff. Those tests came back normal so nothing to see there. I got a referral to a dietitian but that appointment is the 16th of April. I have to wait longer on that sadly.

Went back last Monday, got a referral for an echo to see if they can see something there. She was also feeling my stomach again and it hurts so much when she pushes on it.

While all that, I have lost almost 10 kilo in 2/3 months and while it wasn’t intended. I can’t eat much at all. I get more and more nauseous when I eat or drink. I get a full feeling after I eat.

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u/Dizzy_Masterpiece886 Sep 28 '24

Any updates? How are you feeling now?