What are the most common tests to determine the motility of the GI tract?
Watch as we ask Dr. Llanos to answer the question, “What are the most common tests to determine the motility of the GI tract?”. You can learn more about GI motility by visiting www.aboutgimotility.org or www.aboutkidsgi.org
What common GI disorders are associated with the disruption of GI motility?
Watch the first episode of: 5 Minutes in GI where Dr. Samm Dilmaghani answers the question- What common GI disorders are associated with the disruption of GI motility?
Jennifer Heinen
Gastroparesis Awareness Month: Addressing Its Impact on Quality of Life and the Need for Comprehensive Treatment 2024
IFFGD will raise awareness for Gastroparesis during August to shed light on the symptom burdens of those impacted. MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Gastroparesis Awareness Month, established by IFFGD in 2016, takes place every year during August. This initiative by IFFGD aims to educate the public about gastroparesis, highlight the importance of early diagnosis, and advocate […]
Grace’s Personal Story
Grace’s Personal Story: COVID-19 and Gastroparesis I contracted COVID-19 in 2021, and by 2022, I had lost 100 lbs and was taking in as few as 200 calories a day due to constant nausea. It took a year and a half (as well as numerous hospitalizations and thousands of dollars in medical debt) to get […]
Kat’s Personal Story
Kat’s Personal Story: “Medical doctors can be so cruel and unhelpful when it comes to giving advice and seeking solutions for IBS” 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, my uncle had problems with his esophageal sphincter […]
Tonya’s Personal Story
Tonya’s Personal Story: I was told my gastroparesis was such things as it is viral, IBS, or constipation. 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 as it is viral, IBS, or constipation. Many years later, through the […]
Dee’s Personal Story
Dee’s Personal Story: “I’ve been suffering all my life with constipation and stomach issues” I have been suffering all my life with constipation and stomach issues. I have had many “exploratory” surgeries growing up. I have had laxatives, fruit and you name it. I Offset when it worked with anti-diarrhea when it went bad the […]
Solveig’s Personal Story:
Solveig’s Personal Story: “It’s hard to find a joy in eating now” 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 genetic disorder that would explain the many conditions affecting most of my body’s systems. Basically my health’s getting […]
Noor’s Personal Story:
Noor’s Personal Story: Difficult to diagnose 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 got cured. When I went to any country for some work, this gas problem would start again in three or four days, and that’s […]
Kynlee’s Personal Story
Kynlee’s Personal Story: ‘When “Just follow the diet,” doesn’t work’ 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 a small meal with a radioactive tracer in it. You then have images taken right after eating, an hour after […]
Barbara’s Personal Story
Barbara’s Personal Story: My Journey with Gastroparesis I have been dealing with this horrible disease for 5 yrs. It took that long to finally get a diagnosis: gastroparesis. I know family and friends thought it was in my head. Sometimes i throw up for an hour at a time and then there’s the pain. It […]
