Hello Aly - I hope you're doing well. I do still think I have IBS in addition to gastroparesis. The gastroparesis is not very severe for me - mostly annoying. I never actually vomit from it, I just often feel queasy and too full after eating. In between meals and sometimes when I'm really hungry, my tummy feels uncomfortable. I tell my husband it feels like I am trying to digest rocks. And then there's the heartburn and reflux, which is much improved since taking licorice root supplement and lemon juice before meals.
With the acacia fiber, I've been having daily BMs (kind of amazing for me), but I still experience the entire gamut of lower digestive symptoms regardless of motility. Sometimes I lean more toward constipation and sometimes I lean more toward D - tho it's usually just soft, loose BMs, and at most I will have 3 a day, so it could be worse. But I still feel pretty miserable frequently.
I was told my GP is idiopathic, meaning they don't know the cause. What I do know is that GP has to do with a malfunctioning vagus nerve. The vagus nerve also controls the signals to your intestines, so it's not a big surprise that someone with gastroparesis would also have IBS.
My belief is that all of my digestive symptoms, upper and lower, begin in my mind. Not to say they are all in my head, but the CAUSE is in my head. So I've moved away from the diet and moved towards lots of mental/emotional work. I am learning so much!!
I've exhausted my efforts with medical doctors. I don't want to do any more tests either. They just don't know how to help me. I've finally accepted the fact that I have to help myself by finding the right path to healing.
Your situation maybe different. I know your GP is worse than mine. How are you doing these days?
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