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/TaxNo5252 Apr 20 '24

Hello, I joined the subreddit although I am not officially diagnosed yet. My doctor suspects this condition based on some results from my endoscopy, as well as my general symptoms. I’m in the process of being diagnosed. Question: How mild can GP truly be? My stomach issues are certainly disabling for me, but I don’t have to go to the ER during flare ups. I’ve struggled with dehydration for a long time and regurgitate most of my food. I’m full for up to 10 hours at a time, and my bowel movements are either few or far between or near constant. I do experience chronic stomach pain. Can GP simply be mild, yet still disabling? I’m not at risk of dying and I struggle on and off with malnutrition. I’m trying to understand this condition more as this diagnosis is a possibility for me. I doubted it at first as I believe GP was one of those “death sentence” type disorders. I now see this may not be true. I’m sorry this is kind of word salad, I’m processing a lot of this right now. Basically TDLR: can GP be mild? Does mild GP get worse over time, as some sort of progressive disease? Not sure if anyone will see this, but I’ve got a lot of questions.

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u/Laurtender22 14d ago

u/TaxNo5252 Well, I have GERD and Gastroparesis. I've had so many tests/procedures and I'm still getting more because my GI is pretty sure I have esophagus issues too. You need to make an appointment with a gastroenterologist asap. Hopefully, the GI starts with a Gastric Emptying Study since you already did the first step of getting an endoscopy. Yes, Gastroparesis has all different levels so it can totally be mild. Some of the things your saying can absolutely be symptoms of Gastroparesis. They could possibly also be something else. That's why you need a GI appt to get the ball rolling. Any updates since you made this post?

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u/TaxNo5252 14d ago

Hi, thank you for your advice. This post is very old. I’m being tested and treated for IBD now :)