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Gastroparesis Diet - Articles
diet, gastroparesis, etc
by
Joan H.
Posted
Mon 29 Mar 2010 12:00am
diet, gastroparesis, etc
March 16th: cooked a bunch of new stuff, ate way too much, felt sick all night.
March 17th: diet!
Wait, how could I start a diet on St. Patrick's Day?
Honestly, it wasn't a problem. I didn't want to eat anything on St. Patrick's Day. I felt s ...
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Gastroparesis
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
What is gastroparesis?
Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. Normally, the stomach contracts to move food down into the small intestine for digestion. The vagus nerve controls the movement of food from the stomach through the digestive tract. Gast ...
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What is Gastroparesis?
by
BarbaraRyan
Posted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 4:32pm
Tuesday morning, I woke up nauseous. My stomach felt full, as if I just finished a full 3 course meal, even thought I had nothing to eat for almost 12 hours. These are some of the joys of gastroparesis, otherwise known as delayed gastric emptying.
Gastroparesis is a disorder of the vagus nerve in the stomach. The vague nerve is the longest cr ...
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Health Tip: Managing Gastroparesis
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 22 Oct 2010 6:00am
Here are suggestions from experts
By Diana Kohnle
Friday, October 22, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Gastroparesis occurs when there's nerve and muscle damage that slows the process that empties the stomach.
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse suggests how to h ...
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My Life with Gastroparesis
by
BarbaraRyan
Posted
Thu 07 Jan 2010 1:43pm
In my past post, I wrote about Gastroparesis (GP). I would like to share my experiences with the disease.
I don't know exactly when I developed it. I may have actually been born with it. I had many digestive issues as a baby and toddler. My first memories of GP were eating out with my family or at family meals. I would eat a few bites and fee ...
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Weighing your Actions. More Guidance on Feeding Children and Managing Weight.
by
hikerrd
Posted
Fri 06 May 2011 10:53am
I write this in response to the wonderful comments I received on my Frosted Flakes For Healthy Kids post ( http://bit.ly/j0kwS1 ). And in honor of all the mothers who blame themselves for their children’s weight and eating issues, whether compulsive overeaters or anorexics, or simply obese without the components to label it a disorder. It is, ...
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Tight Jeans? Baggy Jeans? And Chronic Illness
by
Kerry K.
Posted
Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Lately, I’m forgoing the jeans and choosing my tie at the waist sweatpants. Those of you with chronic illnesses can you relate? Has your weight been effected by your illnesses, by your medications? Mine sure has, and it’s been getting to me.
I spent yesterday with my Gastroparesis, with the pain of it, the fright of it and the questions that a ...
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In Honor of Julie Werner-Gastroparesis Activist
by
Kerry K.
Posted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:02am
“Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
I was visiting a favorite blog, Nitners and Beckers, when I came across a ...
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