I know someone who is under investigation for GP. I have it and am diagnosed but she experiences it differently to me so wondering if you are similar and could tell me yay or nay? My symptoms are: feel the food literally sitting like a stone in my stomach, starts to ferment, get crazy sulphuric gas out both ends that lasts around 12 hours then vomiting and/or diarrhea. Comes in flares that are getting more frequent. Can be triggered by food but mostly appear random. Have to eat only once a day. Vomit if I drink alcohol. Also have GORD and Barretts oesophagus for decades. Have lost 90lb due to gastroparesis but metaclopramide has stabilised it and I no longer lose. I cannot go to the toilet by myself. I have to use a very strong laxative otherwise nothing will happen.
Her symptoms: Nausea if she doesn't eat so she has to eat more frequently to avoid it and this has caused weight gain. Gets stabbing pain in her right side every time she eats. Throws up a lot. Has massive fatigue but thinks this may be caused by cyclizine as it wipes her out but does help with the nausea. She says 'if I eat food that's too rich in flavour, I know I'm going to have the stabbing pains' vomiting and nausea with that as well. She says her bowels are fine.
What do you think? Could it be gastroparesis? She takes omeprazole and i think she says it helps the stabbing pains a little. She has had an endoscopy to make sure she didn't have any stomach ulcers or anything.
Any advice would be great. I don't get stabbing pains so I'm unsure what's common and what's not as I don't know anyone else with GP. I also get the gas and she does not.