Learn about Gastroparesis: from a GI Doctor

What is gastroparesis? It can be an incredibly difficult disease to live with and treat.

This video is for education purposes only and is not medical advice

[josiesmith]

Common in patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome

[Stephanie-iqve]

I feel for the young gastroparesis patients. Managing a complicated illness at a young age must be difficult. Come up with the cure Doc !!! : )

[RambleJar]

I have Gastroparesis. It can sometimes be so severe that you need a permanent feeding tube, as I do. However, this is not usually the case. I see a lot of people become terrified when they get diagnosed that they will need a feeding tube, and that is a very small percentage of people with gastroparesis. You’ll probably be fine!

[shelbygrl]

I was diagnosed with gastroparesis two yrs ago- ironically it's bc of a vagus nerve issue d/t a spinal cord injury. It's H*LL to live with and I currently am living off of nutrition shakes 😭 I DESPERATELY WANT TO EAT REAL FOOD AGAIN 😭😭
*venting over* ....sorry 😞😭

[TheArchpharaoh]

I work with people who have Parkinson's Disease and gastroparesis is the second most common GI symptoms of PD. Its such a pain to treat bc most the motility agents to help with gastric emptying cant be used bc they are dopamine antagonists. People with PD take dopamine or dopamine agonists to supplement their body with the dopamine that their brain no longer makes. So taking the drugs for gastroparesis would cause them to have significantly less motor control.

Spot on with the nutrition recs!

[purple_pecan]

I'm actually doing a gastric emptying test this Wednesday because we're suspecting gastroparesis, so I appreciate this video :) I keep cracking up every time I think about having to eat radioactive oatmeal...

[Sammy_Smiles]

I’m 26 and after over 10 years of trying to get doctors to listen I ended up in the er with a blood sugar of 39 (seizure and death levels) when they finally did the gastric emptying scan where I was diagnosed with severe Gastroparesis. I had 50% of the food still in my stomach after 4 hours…

[Fangirl-kkzt]

Unfortunately this is something I've been diagnosed with for the last 7 years. Never see anybody talking about it and have had so many prople tell me that doesnt exist so it was nice to hear someone finally discussing this!❤

[MegaJamesdc]

Thank you for explaining in a minute something I didn’t understand well after 5 years of medical school and 10 years of being a doctor

[charleneblack]

As a child my stomach would hurt so bad that I'd sit on the toilet for hours, strip naked because I was so sweaty and sick, and still couldn't use the bathroom. Multiple doctors never found out what was wrong. These days I hurt every so often, but nowhere near as bad, and don't go regularly. This sounds like a possibility.

[belteto]

I have gastroparesis... most awful thing to ever happen to me. The suffering is for real....I have a botox procedure coming up. This worked last time the most normal I've been in years. Great video!

[tamaraann]

My mom who’s 38 just got diagnosed with this and I’m beyond terrified for her… if anyone has been through this process please let me know what you’ve had to go through with it): I can’t stop crying and these videos scare me worse…

[CannabrannaLammer]

I have this its hell on earth ❤ I have hEDS as well. Thanks for covering it

[quirkyoppossum]

I'm so glad you did a video about this. I've had this condition for about 10 years and I always find it really hard to explain what it is succinctly when people ask. This is a perfect short explanation.

[asrabautista]

Since I was a kid I couldn't eat a lot, I would feel full from my first bite and would throw it up later, doctors had no idea what it was and never considered gastroparesis. I dealt with it until now, I'm 16 and finally my doctor referred me to a g.i specialist, we did a gastric emptying test and surprise!, I have gastroparesis. I have been on a feeding tube and will have surgery soon to have a permanent tube placed. It took 12 years but finally I know what's wrong with me, it's tough as a 16 yr old to have this condition with no cure only medication to help.

[stephdevorah]

Thank you for making this! Can you make one that focuses on IBD & Gastroparesis?

[mollierainbow]

I have gastroparesis (I'm 34). I have it due to a idiopathic reason. I would be happy to never eat a meal of scrambled eggs, jam, toast, with the water(I swear I'm radioactive after all those GES!). I'm so happy that you covered this syndrome, it's amazing how many doctors I had to go to before getting diagnosed. I'm having a night full of vomiting and it was nice to have GP explained. 💚

[thekellyjones]

Thank you for explaining this so clearly and bringing awareness to it. My daughter has idiopathic gp and it’s incredibly hard for some people to understand it.

[Mikesco]

Keep it comin doc i find this helpful as a med student

[laurencarl]

Severe idiopathic gastroparesis patient here. Yeah- it sucks. I’ve had my stomach removed, feeding tubes, and I’m now on TPN for the rest of my life. I need the TPN to survive, but the TPN has put me in liver failure. I want to have a child so bad, but I don’t want to risk passing it on. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I have a five year old niece who’s already showing similar GI symptoms. I’m praying a cure or a better treatment plan is found in her lifetime.

Edit: I’m only 30. I had GI symptoms as a baby, but I started having more serious symptoms when I was just 8 years old. I don’t remember what it feels like to not be nauseous.