Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Early Battle with GERD and the Challenges of a Restricted Diet When I was in second grade in 1995 I started to have stomach issues. I was never a very large child and didn’t have any weight that I could afford to lose. Over several months I lost so much weight I […]
Kaylin’s Personal Story
Kaylin’s Personal Story: Battling GERD as a Teenager – Learning to Adapt and Stay Positive I started having symptoms of GERD when I was 15 years old. I am 16 now. Last summer, all I would eat was frozen pizza and processed foods, my weight was average for a teenager so I never really worried […]
IRENE’S PERSONAL STORY
My story is a journey I have described in www.slowstomach.com It is an ongoing story, one that I am currently still adding to, but feel free to use it to increase awareness of gastroparesis. Thank You, Irene
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 […]
Jerri’s Personal Story
Jerri’s Personal Story: GERD For the past few months I had been having a problem swallowing my saliva. I webt to my doctor a few weeks ago and she said it was acid reflux. So i thought ok i can just take some otcs and I’ll be ok. Wrong!! I didn’t realize how much this […]
Friend of Feb 2013 Personal Story
Friend of Feb 2013 Personal Story: GERD and a Partner Who Doesn’t Understand Wow, I read the story from Anonymous Feb 2013 and felt an immediate kinship to (I’m going to say her). My husband really doesn’t understand what it’s like to feel this way and because we met originally as “foodies,” enjoying gourmet meals […]
Amanda’s Personal Story
Amanda’s Personal Story: Overcoming Lifelong GI Struggles with GERD I am a 24-year-old female. Throughout my childhood I suffered with constant GI problems. My parent’s told me that when I was a baby I could projectile vomit like you would not believe. As long as I could remember, I would throw up almost daily. It […]
ANONYMOUS’S PERSONAL STORY
I was 14 when I was diagnosed with GERD. I was healthy, a varsity soccer player, a straight-A student, and I almost never missed a day of school, until GERD came into my life. I was playing in a soccer game on a hot day, when I had difficultly breathing, chest pain, and I started […]
ANONYMOUS’S PERSONAL STORY
My son who is 6 year old has recently been diagnosed with GERD after they did a 24 hour PH probe test. They said it was non-acid reflux(alkaline) that was seen in the Phtest.He probably had it since he was born but was never diagnosed. He was very colicy as a infant too. We noticed […]
ASHLEY’S PERSONAL STORY
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GERD 2 MONTHS AGO..I DO NOT WISH THIS UPON MY ENEMIES..I HAVE BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE I JUST KNEW I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. THIS AFFECTS MY WHOLE BODY. I FEEL WEAK AND HAVE CHILLS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. MY BACK, SHOULDERS AND NECK IS WHAT REALLY […]
DEB’S PERSONAL STORY
Gastroparesis the beginning. I believe my journey began in 1989 with the first migraine, but I didn’t realize it. The first migraine I had was a reaction to Indocin. I thought, at the time! And it may very well have been! What you also need to know? Is that I was an avid exerciser, biker, […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “Continuous throat burn” I used to be 100% healthy before I was 20. Then I started using lots of heavy drugs for a few years and abusing them got me a little confused but I managed to keep some balance. One day someone lied to me and I ended up taking 5 […]
