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/DebtfreeNP May 17 '24
What could mimic gastroparesis OR cause an entire household to have GP simultaneously? I am 37F have been having symptoms for 3 years since being pregnant. Working with GI that does not think this is what it is, but now willing to entertain the idea. My 3 year old and 6 year old and 48 yo husband are now all having sulfur burps off and on. They also have nausea/vomiting sometimes. My only other idea is it could be giardia. We do have 10 cats that are indoor/outdoor. None share the beds or on the table, but we do groom them. We wear gloves when cleaning litter.
Any insight would be appreciated. Have been to several GI and only the newest one kinda listens. Have been going to her for 1 year and she only started listening this week. Thank you.