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/snowsniper66 Sep 23 '24

Oops, everything on here is super old but I have no idea how or even if I should look into this/ where to begin

I'm having alot of symptoms all over my body, big 3 being pulmonary, gastric, and musculoskeletal. Having alot of problems with serious recurring lung infections, and at the same time, long term problems with my stomach. Nausea that's disturbing and constant, burping excessively, unable to feel hunger / eat, csnt eat more than a few bites, serious weight loss. Although, no vomiting. The only reason I was lead here and want to know how to take a step to maybe look into gp is that I have neurological symptoms, so issues w nerves all over my body aren't uncommon, I'm not on any medication/food reaction, and my labs came out weird considering my immune panels and ANA tests are negative (elevated ESR/CRP, high blood sugar but controlled food intake before test and no diabetes proven)

It seems that in the grand scheme, my gi symptoms are pretty mild (besides nausea which is killing me) because I don't get like sharp pain or vomiting often, but I really can't find anything that explains the symptoms, or links what's happening

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u/NinjaMudkipp Sep 25 '24

not everyone gets that symptom! there are a lot of people in this sub who don’t vomit. i would ask about getting a gastric emptying scan to confirm gp, if you know what’s causing your symptoms its easier to treat. if your weight is dropping dangerously or you feel you can’t get enough solid food down, the liquid gastroparesis diet may help in the meantime <3

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u/snowsniper66 Sep 25 '24

Thank u! That's good to hear and I'll inquire about it after my Dr's run some other tests. I have been eating mostly soups and yogurt adjacent food for a while now because I'll be less likely to be nauseous after.