Slow Gastric Emptying

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lhkraus

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The main symptom she has is bringing up food (not vomiting, just regurgitating) a couple hours after she eats. I found this website helpful: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/
">http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov...s/pubs/gastroparesis/
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<br />It was confirmed by doing a gastic emptying study, which involves eating some food that has a radioactive substance on it, then they use an xray-like machine to watch the food move through the digestive system.
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<br />Good luck with your daughter.
 
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Spartan936

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I also have delayed gastric emptying. I was vomiting and losing weight for months. The emptying study showed that food left my stomach at a very slow rate. Reglan gave me awful side effects. Doing great now. I started taking arginine with my meals. Arginine gets converted into nitric oxide in the body, and then the nitric oxide dilates your blood vessels and causes better blood flow - especially to the stomach. It's a far out theory that no doctor would ever believe, but it's helped me tremendously. I think there would be no money in arginine research anyhow. Anyways, arginine is an amino acid, and harmless. It's already in food. It's worth a try. I've been able to gain weight on it, and I've stopped vomiting.
 
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Spartan936

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I also have delayed gastric emptying. I was vomiting and losing weight for months. The emptying study showed that food left my stomach at a very slow rate. Reglan gave me awful side effects. Doing great now. I started taking arginine with my meals. Arginine gets converted into nitric oxide in the body, and then the nitric oxide dilates your blood vessels and causes better blood flow - especially to the stomach. It's a far out theory that no doctor would ever believe, but it's helped me tremendously. I think there would be no money in arginine research anyhow. Anyways, arginine is an amino acid, and harmless. It's already in food. It's worth a try. I've been able to gain weight on it, and I've stopped vomiting.
 
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Spartan936

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I also have delayed gastric emptying. I was vomiting and losing weight for months. The emptying study showed that food left my stomach at a very slow rate. Reglan gave me awful side effects. Doing great now. I started taking arginine with my meals. Arginine gets converted into nitric oxide in the body, and then the nitric oxide dilates your blood vessels and causes better blood flow - especially to the stomach. It's a far out theory that no doctor would ever believe, but it's helped me tremendously. I think there would be no money in arginine research anyhow. Anyways, arginine is an amino acid, and harmless. It's already in food. It's worth a try. I've been able to gain weight on it, and I've stopped vomiting.
 
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ashmomo

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Thanks for that site lhkraus...now I really feel my daughter is dealing with this. It sounds JUST like her!
How old is your daughter? And how is she doing w/ the erythomicyn?
 
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ashmomo

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Thanks for that site lhkraus...now I really feel my daughter is dealing with this. It sounds JUST like her!
How old is your daughter? And how is she doing w/ the erythomicyn?
 
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ashmomo

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Thanks for that site lhkraus...now I really feel my daughter is dealing with this. It sounds JUST like her!
<br />How old is your daughter? And how is she doing w/ the erythomicyn?
 
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lhkraus

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Thanks for the info, everyone. We have an appt with a GI specialist Monday. To answer your question, Ashmomo, my daughter is 19. She says the erythromycin might be helping, but she hasn't been able to take her new meds (erythromycin and nexium) regularly because of her busy schedule. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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lhkraus

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Thanks for the info, everyone. We have an appt with a GI specialist Monday. To answer your question, Ashmomo, my daughter is 19. She says the erythromycin might be helping, but she hasn't been able to take her new meds (erythromycin and nexium) regularly because of her busy schedule. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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lhkraus

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Thanks for the info, everyone. We have an appt with a GI specialist Monday. To answer your question, Ashmomo, my daughter is 19. She says the erythromycin might be helping, but she hasn't been able to take her new meds (erythromycin and nexium) regularly because of her busy schedule. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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Cherylwithone

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Bisides the meds that were mentioned, have you child lay on their right side after eating. DD GI doc told her about this. It does help. The stomach flows to the right.

does not hurt to try.
 
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Cherylwithone

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Bisides the meds that were mentioned, have you child lay on their right side after eating. DD GI doc told her about this. It does help. The stomach flows to the right.

does not hurt to try.
 
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Cherylwithone

Guest
Bisides the meds that were mentioned, have you child lay on their right side after eating. DD GI doc told her about this. It does help. The stomach flows to the right.
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<br />does not hurt to try.
 
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