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Posted 1/3/2011 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
Got a new computer and am slowly rediscovering my old contacts after my other one died!

After struggling with this for years, I got some relief when I finally went east (I am in Montana) and a doctor

there ran some tests and diagnosed me with gastroparesis in addition to GERD. I am not flawless at the GP recommendations but having made many of them, I can say my symptoms are better enough that I am not taking a PPI (wooo hooo). No fiber (but I have raisin bran for breakfast regardless), and have to be very very careful with veggies-no skin, no broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, fruits (in solid form) etc. I do some fruit smooties (bolthouse) and no fats at all (and all the other GERD restrictions). I do not eat much solid after about 6:30pm (some grammies, a few crackers) but can have soup.

I actually feel much better, not perfect but 1000x better than I did. I hated the PPIs,always felt like a brick in my stomach.

Have no idea why no one out here thought of this but am glad I am not eating the very foods that were making it worse!!

Hope everyone has had a great holiday. We did but glad its over.

Posted 1/3/2011 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
It is a bit of a relief to me to hear someone else actually say "no fiber". After going from doctor to doctor with ibs/gerd I actually was told many times to up my fiber and when I did I only got worse!! One doctor even gave me metamucil!!! I am not that old yet..lol. It is difficult to stay healthy when we are told to eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains/wheat and when we do we end up in pain and sick. This is a condition that obviously has to be monitored daily as far as what we eat/drink is concerned. We often learn the hard way what our bodies will tolerate and what they won't.

I am surprised to hear you can have soup since most of them have msg in them and aren't well tolerated. What kind do you usually have and what PPI's were you taking before you went off? I have tried to go off but it usually lasts about 2 days and the symptoms come back worse than before.

Thanks for the information and happy to hear you are better!
Posted 1/4/2011 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
Good to hear from you, tiger. So glad you're doing better.
Posted 1/5/2011 1:28 AM (GMT 0)
Tinlou, yeah the fiber does not help so they recommend cutting out most of it, in the way of grains, veggies, skins and so on. Metamucil?? Wow, I bet that was rough. I basically just have broth (the imagine brand, as many others have tomatoes and of course thats a no-no). and crackers work, and grammies. For some reason, I can have little bits of gruyere cheese which I really like and so far, so good. Can't have a lot but some anyway.

I have taken prevacid and prilosec. I really felt like crap when I was on and had no problems getting off the prilosec but did make all the diet changes (no solids after 6:30pm, no fiber etc)

I do recommend that people get checked for gastroparesis if appropriate as it has made a big difference for me!!

 

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