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Comment by Kelly WPA on October 20, 2011 at 11:31am

Andrew, part of gastropareiss is irregular digestion times. I literally test my BS every hour and then take small doses of insulin to try and stop my BS from getting too high. I try to only eat foods on the gastroparesis diet - they cause problems but other things are worse. I don't eat protein for dinner because then I know I will wake up with high BS - my dinner is a liquid meal. My gastric emptying time came back pretty bad. Most foods make me sick there are a lot of things I avoid. Two of my three meals are liquid meals.

Comment by Andrew Tumsuden on October 20, 2011 at 11:26am

Its tough for me my digestion times are never the same

Comment by Kristen Marie on October 20, 2011 at 11:11am

tyhanks. I'm hoping I can get everything under control. my A1C is 9.5. Thats good for me, but I want it in a more normal level.

Comment by Kelly WPA on October 20, 2011 at 11:04am

Kristen, I just posted about the gastroparesis in your pain thread. There are varying degrees of it. Some people have a very mild form and some people have it very severe. I have managed to improve mine some by getting my blood sugar under control - I can eat a salad once in awhile without getting sick like I used to. There are some foods you should avoid because they can become hard in your stomach & you would need surgery to remove them. Like Andrew said, it is hard on your BS, but it is not impossible.

Comment by Andrew Tumsuden on October 20, 2011 at 10:54am

Ive had it over a year and it makes it hard to hold a reliable blood sugar

Comment by Kristen Marie on October 20, 2011 at 10:30am

How serious is gastroparesis? I heard someone the other day was planning on getting a stomach transplant...

Comment by Marcia Skidmore on August 5, 2011 at 5:44am

One of my students last year was diagnosed and everyday was in a panic for awhile so I started buying gluten free treats for her - cookies, crackers, etc. just to make her feel special/important/ and some of them don't look too bad. As a rule though I don't eat alot of cookies and crackers so it helps to hear about the bread and pasta choices - thanx. I think a week trial might be in order.

Comment by Katie on August 5, 2011 at 5:04am

I have celiac and was dx'd with that before GP, so don't know about the difference because I have nothing to compare it to... THere's a celiac group on the site that has good advice on recipes/cheap eats. For breads, I recommend the Udi brand for better taste and price!

Comment by Kelly WPA on August 4, 2011 at 6:41pm

I didn't do the testing for Celiacs but have all the symptoms when i eat gluten. I used to always be nauseous that I thought was the gastroparesis, but that went away when I quit eating gluten. I would do some research before guying some of those products - I ordered bread and it was about $10 a loaf for a very tiny loaf. It was horrible. I have since read that most of the breads are but Pams mix is supposed to be good. I bought the gluten free Bisquick at Wally World for about $5 and made pizza crust. It wasn't too bad for my first try.

Comment by Michelle Forsman on August 4, 2011 at 6:35pm

I am celiac, so I do eat gluten-free. After going gluten-free, my gastroparesis episodes decreased and when they do happen, they don't last as long. They also aren't near as nasty tasting when I burp or when the rancid stuff in my stomach comes up into my esophogus.

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