Sharon’s Personal Story
Sharon’s Personal Story: GERD I had GERD, dysmotility and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). This was relieved by having my root canal teeth taken out. Each root canal tooth has about 5 kn of tubules which can be infected. The tubules are a safe haven for disease because the blood supply can’t get in to “clean” the […]
Janis’ Personal Story
Janis’ Personal Story: Urinary Incontinence My first childbirth was a walk in the park. Literally, I was walking with my husband in a park when I went into labor at 39 weeks. We made it to the hospital where 6 pound 4 ounce Liam made his instant debut. We were overjoyed. Our first child, the […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Living with IBS and Diverticulosis Amid Medical Frustration Having IBS & Diverticulosis is horrible! Doctor #6 recently stated Clinical Psychologist might be able to help. I wanted to scream out It is NOT in my head, woman. Lost my faith in her & all the other doctors I have seen the last […]
Leia’s Personal Story
Leia’s Personal Story: Living with Achalasia and Preparing for Heller Myotomy I am one of only 1/100,000 people to get to have achalasia (0.001% of the population). Thinking back, my story really started in my 20’s. At the age of 23 when I was pregnant, I remember having an “air bubble” lodged in my upper […]
Paige’s Personal Story
Paige’s Personal Story: Functional Abdominal Pain and Possible Gastroparesis My daughter Paige is 16 at age 13 she had a thoracic arachnoid cyst on her spine went from t1 to t 12 after surgery was paralyzed for awhile at age,15 had to have rods fused in her spine to keep her,from falling over which they […]
BROOKE’S PERSONAL STORY
Brooke’s Personal Story: “I went undiagnosed with Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD) for 14 years…” My Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Story I went undiagnosed with Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD) for 14 years… Immediately after having my gallbladder out in 1998, I developed severe pain in my right side, under my ribs that […]
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 […]
Marcy’s Personal Story
Marcy’s Personal Story: Overcoming Childhood Constipation Through Diet Changes Hi. It all started with being fed cow’s milk when I was a baby. I was constipated from that time on. In my family, we ate what is considered the American diet–meat, dairy, eggs, fruits, vegetables, processed foods, baked goods, white bread, and so on. I […]
Yuvaraj’s Personal Story
Yuvaraj’s Personal Story: Struggling with Abdominal Pain, Constipation, and Nausea Hi ALl….In first place my heart goes out to all who have been suffering from GI disorders..! I am a 24 year old male from India, Late April 2013 i had Typhiod fever post that i developed intestine infection… Currently i am undiagnosed with symtoms […]
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
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 […]
Debbie’s Personal Story
Debbie’s Personal Story: cauda equina syndrome This is my mother’s story. April 2013, elective surgery for lower back pain. Same day surgery, in and out. Within 48 hours my mother rushed to the hospital with a blood clot in the lower back and was sent to surgery to alleviate. Within a week of the 2nd […]
