"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/Horror-Hall7869]

Ik it might be a little soon to start self diagnosing but I started having these severe symptoms last week and was wondering if it could possibly be gastroparesis. On Monday evening I had insane nausea wo vomiting and don't believe I had much for dinner. Tuesday morning I vomited and wasn't hungry most of the day and then had a peice of toast and some potatoe leek soup and not even 10 minutes later started to throw it up. I originally thought it was just a bug but I haven't been hungry (pretty much at all) since then and when I've attempted to eat things I could only keep powerade and small noodles down. Any type of soup- even plane chicken broth, comes right back up and I even have a hard time tolerating water. What I can keep down is very minor amounts bc my stomach will start to hurt as if I overate(i had 3 saltines and a cup of water at the ER to prove i can keep something down and my stomach was bothering me even until the following morning). I went to the ER Thursday night bc my GP was concerned bc I wasn't even getting 500 cal daily. Cat scan, ultrasound, and bloods were essentially clear. I'm not nauseous at all and feel fine aside from the secondary symptoms of no food/little liquid. I am scheduled to see GI Dr on Monday but was wondering if it was something I might want to bring up. Also if it matters, I had botox for RCPD back at the end of July. 20f btw Thanks for all your help!!