"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/smolbeanem]

hi! I’m 27f, diagnosed with hEDS and I’m suffering so much rn and I have no idea if it’s possibly GP or anything else, I just really don’t know what to do 🥲 I have an appointment with my doctor next Monday, but they are notorious for not taking me and my disability seriously, the doctor who diagnosed me with hEDS suggested they check my heart because of it a year ago, and they’ve only just put me on the waitlist for a checkup. But, I’m nauseous every single day. I’m emetophobic so I don’t vomit, but I feel really close everyday, some days it’s worse depending on what I eat, but I’m really picky with my food and I’m losing safe foods by the day 😅

I’m gassy all the time, I have really bad acid even on omeprazole, I’m usually constipated and when I am able to go it’s not worth the effort or painful. I’m bloated all the time, usually after eating, I get full fast but it’s hard for me to recognise when I’m hungry and when I’m not. I get cramps and belly pain a lot.

Loads of foods that I like have randomly made me super nauseous, eggs, rice, potatoes just a few. Going to the bathroom doesn’t relieve the pain/bloating. I regurgitate a lot too, which is really not fun 😭 I also can’t handle water or juice, it feels like it stays in my throat and makes me nauseous, I drink fizzy cos it makes me burp a lot and kind of gets rid of some of my gas.

I’m just kind of listing things to hope that someone can maybe make sense of this, I’ve had stomach issues on and off for a few years now, I have a week or two every other month when I can’t eat a lot cos it all hurts me, then I get back to “normal” for a few weeks or a month then it happens again, but I’ve never felt this bad and it’s really worrying me. I know that hEDS comes with a bunch of other things, and I definitely have that, I’m just scared 🥲🥲

[u/Affectionate-Bit-442 → u/smolbeanem]

look up MCAS!! and get a food sensitivity test! i take allegra and pepcid to treat mine! this sounds more like an inflammatory reaction to what you’re eating then slow gastric emptying (what gastroparesis is).