Sabrina’s Personal Story
Sabrina’s Personal Story: “I thought I would die but I woke up” I am 52 and I’m not sure how long I have had gastroparesis. I had a very large hiatal hernia 2017 had a hernia surgery but got worse few months later. Found out my gallbladder collapsed and hernia came back so I had […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “everything I eat or drink comes back up my mouth and my nose” Hi I’m 16 and I would like to share my story, I was born with a condition called Gastroschisis, meaning my organs were outside my body when I was born, growing up I had problems with my stomach they […]
Lindsey’s Personal Story
Lindsey’s Personal Story: Gastroparesis, 2 Hiatal hernias, SMA syndrome, acid reflux, etc My story involves more than just gastroparesis. So I can’t really recall the first time I had most of these symptoms because well it’s been that long. Basically my whole life I would eat like a bird. I would practically eat 2-3 bites […]
Sarah’s Personal Story
Sarah’s Personal Story: This has been my journey with my mystery illness It all started back in January of 2017. I changed my diet a bit, and decided to start eating more salads. On this particular day, within 30 of consuming the food, I was sprinting to the restroom with horrible diarrhea and burning abdominal […]
ANGELA’S PERSONAL STORY
My symptoms started when I was around 8. Spent many nights alone on the floor in the bathroom feeling like I was going to die. I had cramps like I needed to have a BM but couldn’t go. I started sleeping with a light on in my room as the fear of waking up with […]
BECCA’S PERSONAL STORY
I was diagnosed with UC when I was 13. Painful Cramps , Bloody stools. Hospitalized for 13 days, received blood, lost weight. I’m 49 and still living with but went in remission meany times, for years. I haven’t seen a Dr since 22yrs old. Just a few flare ups here but I try and manage […]
Jan’s Personal Story
Jan’s Personal Story: Suffering with Chronic Constipation Have suffered with chronic constipation my whole life.. I am 68 years old. I have tried linzess which worked for about 1 year and now stopped working .. have tried montegrity and trulance and amitza… nothing!!I don’t know what else to do.. have started drinking high fiber powder […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: The older I become, the worse the symptoms get I*m writing from Europe and I don’t even know where to start this story of mine. I have lived with stomach issues majority of my life. The older I become, the worse the symptoms get, too. I’m almost 40 now. This issue does […]
ANONYMOUS PERSONAL STORY
I’m 53 years old and was disgnoised with Cardiac Sarcoidosis in 2019. I had a ICD device implanted December of that same year. I had been battling chest pains since 2015, and received conflicting medical disgnoises as to if I had heart attact in 2016, although two Cardiac MRI suggest it. In addition, Cardiac MRI […]
ANONYMOUS’S PERSONAL STORY
I hope someone reads this and it helps! 7 years of pain or discomfort gone! Two endoscopies Multiple physicians Blood tests Food allergy tests, no allergies No crone’s or IBS. Food emptying tests normal No lactose or fructose issues Every diet, food elimination, PPI’s, H2 blockers, literally EVERY antacid. They recommended the Linx procedure which […]
JUDITH’S PERSONAL STORY
Starting as a teenager, through my life, chronic heartburn and chronic broncitis. At age 65, started coughing and clearing my throat, non-stop. Many G.P’s, E.N.T, Pulmonary, Heart, Allery, Thyroid specialists later. This took about five years, No one gave me an answer! I thought of a Gastro doctor in Dec.2019, Endoscopy done, D.X=Gerd, hiatial hernia, […]
CAMRYN’S PERSONAL STORY
My GERD story starts in October 2018, when I moved into my first year college dorm. I was really worried and anxious all the time because I was without my family and due to COVID, I was by myself in a big room all the time and I was always so sad. Around October I […]
