Anorexia can cause GP and GP causes anorexia as well (not nervosa). Looking back I've had GP symptoms since I was a teenager and dx'd with IBS at 15. We thought the doctor was crazy and laughed all the way home. We had never heard of IBS before. It was 1978. I have nerve problems and endocrine diseases which affect the gut. Mine is not diabetic GP. I'm type II diabetic since my 30's.
If you are IBS-C w/ GP then you also have GP w/constipation. Different name, but may mean your nerves are affected in you intenstines as well as the stomach.
Don't worry about the IBS diet. The same foods recommended for GP are on that list. I'll put the link in here at the end. I'm happy for you that you are eating solid food. The reason doctors tell you to eat whatever you want is because everyone has different trigger foods and there is such an issue with malnutrition that they don't want you giving up a food that you can tolerate just because it's not on the "list".
That being said....there are definite guidelines. People with GP that can eat solid food do not tolerate foods that are difficult to digest. Fat, meat, veggie fibers and whole grains. Veggie fibers and whole grains are particulaly problematic because they can sit in your gut and form a ball called a bezore. Sometimes these will be thrown up like a cat vomits a fur ball. Other times they have to be removed surgically.
GP triggers that you are eating.... Brown rice flax cornmeal cereal millet flaxbread quinoa
My gosh girl! Are you really bloated??? Nauseaous? I would be SOOOO sick if I were eating what you eat. I'm really surprised the doc didn't send you to a nutritionist or at least give you the basic guidelines. Do not take the fiber supplement.
You also would really benefit from joing this group. It's the biggest in the world and very active support on a daily basis. They can answer any question and know what you are going through. Gastroparesis Support Yahoo Group
To answer your question about GP getting better if you eat... that is generally not the case. If you force yourself to eat more than your stomach wants to take in you will feel worse. It's best to eat several tiny meals a day. If GP does get better it will generally be because it was caused by a virus, or maybe caused by an endocrine disorder that can be reversed if caught in time. Some people do get better so I don't want to discourage hope. If you have permanent damage caused by the anorexia then the odds of getting better might not be in your favor. Some people never get worse though. We are really lucky that we can eat and aren't on feeding tubes like a lot of GP people. I've learned to try to find the bright side of this.
You asked about protein from chicken etc... I've had GP for 16 months and I tolerate less than I did at the beginning. I can have a small bite of meat on occassion, but that's about it. If I eat any quantity of it I vomit.
Please email me at wendysmiling@cox.net if you want more help with this. I'd be interested in knowing what your symptoms are and how long you have had GP and how your relationship is with your doctor. You need lots of communication w/ your gastro doc.
You have got to change that diet immediatley. Look at the link I gave you and see the simliarities to the IBS diet. That is why I came here. I looked at the list of foods for GP and will just be eating the ones that are on the IBS list. My primary complaint is my intestines at present.
Hope to hear from your soon Augie and I think you will start feeling better really soon! (big huggs) Wendy in Oklahoma
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