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My story began in the 1980’s & 90’s, but gastro issues tend to manifest throughout my family, my grandfather had diverticulitis, so did my mom,
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My story began in the 1980’s & 90’s, but gastro issues tend to manifest throughout my family, my grandfather had diverticulitis, so did my mom,
Hello. It took me awhile to get my official Gastroparesis diagnosis. My symptoms started in the military. While serving though, I was told such things
I been suffering all my life with constipation and stomach issues. I have had many “exploratory” surgeries growing up. I have had laxatives, fruit and
I guess my story is a bit all over the place. My whole body is a mess to begin with. I’m in investigation for a
I started gas problem in 2007 and this problem continued for two whole months and I took some medicine of immunity from my country and
On August 1st, I had a gastric emptying study done at the Hershey Med Center to test for gastroparesis. A gastric emptying study involves eating
I’ve had numerous health struggles since middle school, many involving GI and abdominal issues. Gastroparesis didn’t come into the picture until college. It started with
I am 52 and I’m not sure how long I have had gastroparesis I had a very large hiatal hernia 2017 had a hernia surgery
My story involves more than just gastroparesis. So I can’t really recall the first time I had most of these symptoms because well it’s been
I have been suffering for 5 yrs. With pain and vomiting and was finally given a diagnosis this year of gastroparesis. It is so horriable.
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