Malinda’s Personal Story
Malinda’s Personal Story: Running Through Life with Gastroparesis I started running when I was 22. Over the last 18 years, I have run dozens of races and completed 8 marathons while living with chronic illness. I have gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) which causes severe stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. There is no cure for this […]
Hollie’s Personal Story
Hollie’s Personal Story: From Independence to Resilience – Her Journey with Gastroparesis 3 years ago, I embarked on a journey unlike anything I could have ever imagined. I have gone from a strong, independent nurse, wife, and mother to a shell of a person barely able to get up and go each day…to the “new […]
Stephanie’s Personal Story
Stephanie’s Personal Story: Living with Gastroparesis and Finding Purpose as a Health Coach Hi, I am a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2008. I’ve suffered with digestive issues on and off from the age of 19, shortly after undergoing laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis and ovarian cysts. At the age of […]
Sheila’s Personal Story
Sheila’s Personal Story: Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Gastroparesis To start of with I am a diabetic and take insulin on a daily basis. Back in 2007 I was dianosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome which took 2 years to come to this conculsion. Many trips back and forth to the doctors and many test. I never […]
Jodi’s Personal Story
Jodi’s Personal Story: Saving a Life – A Journey with Gastroparesis and GERD The unexpected twists and turns of life… It all began for me with a good deed. My sweet, adorable, beloved 6-month-old niece had a terminal liver disease and needed a transplant to survive. I felt called to be her donor…for reasons I […]
Rle’s Personal Story
Rle’s Personal Story: A Husband’s Battle with Gastroparesis and Other GI Disorders This is actually a story about my late husband , who just passed away on June 17, 2013 at 50 years of age. He had wasted away to 94 pounds, he used to be 210 pounds, 5’11”.He literally died from having chronic diarrhea […]
Catherine’s Personal Story
Catherine’s Personal Story: Severe Gastroparesis I was just diagnosed with Gastroparesis about two weeks ago, I can not hold down solid foods for long. i finally got in to see the gi doctor and he sent me to take a gastric emptying study done and it said that i have a sever case of gastroparesis. […]
Lizzie’s Personal Story
Lizzie’s Personal Story: Gastroparesis About 7 years ago I was so sick, I looked like I was ready to have triplets. I was in terrible pain, was nautious and vomiting. I went to my GI and he started performing all these test. Then one day I was asked to bring two pieces of buttered toast […]
Darlene’s Personal Story
Darlene’s Personal Story: “It took 6 years to get a correct diagnosis for my Gastroparesis” My story started around 2008 and it took 6 years to get a correct diagnosis for my Gastroparesis. My health issues all started when I was working with a family member. First my blood pressure went sky high, then I […]
Karen’s Personal Story
Karen’s Personal Story: Gastroparesis & EDS im so sad as its hard for me to write long as I have awful EDS hands but I thought I had sent a long story about my suffering with gastroparesis not eaten for 6 months stomach and groin pain so bad iv bn rushed to hospital many times […]
April’s Personal Story
April’s Personal Story: Gastroparesis Hi My name is April!!! I am so excited to share my story! Omg first and foremost to everyone living with this God awful disease Gastroparesis I love you and I am praying for you constantly! Well I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was pregnant with my youngest son! Horrible […]
Phyllis’ Personal Story
Phyllis’ Personal Story- Risks of taking Reglan Long Term I have had gastroparesis since 2008. I am dealing with the symptoms quite well currently. However, I developed Tardive Dyskinesia in Dec. 2013 after taking Reglan for almost 5 years. After many searches online regarding GP and TD, I discovered there have been lawsuits brought against […]