Weird stomach discomfort

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Batts,

Tell your doc to check you for Gasteoparisis

Gastroparesis is a disorder affecting people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, where the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. It happens when nerves to the stomach are damaged or stop working. The vagus nerve controls the movement of food through the digestive tract. If the vagus nerve is damaged, the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally, and the movement of food is slowed or stopped.

Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying) are:

  • heartburn
  • nausea
  • vomiting of undigested food
  • an early feeling of fullness when eating
  • weight loss
  • abdominal bloating
  • erratic blood glucose (sugar) levels
  • lack of appetite
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • spasms of the stomach wall

Read More from the ADA website>>

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haha sorry Greg but you lost me at - 3 week gummy bear spree.  EXPLAIN! :)

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[quote user="Greg Borkman"]

ok so im a guy right? haha of course. but i had some weird abominal issues but i was regular on a daily basis but it turned out that my body wasn't disgesting gelatin that well...and when i went on a gummi bear spree 3 weeks ago it was disastrous. i had a lump thing on my lower right side of my abdomen.  The only way I figured this out was because i had lucky charms/just the marshmallows which have gelatin in them and had the same lump and feeling in my abdomen. lovely i know but it helps to share sometimes :)

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haha he did ask me about my diet cuz i tested negative for celiac but if i was noticing it happening after having milk he was gonna test me for lactose..but i drink milk ALL the time and anything dairy really..and even if i skip having dairy i get it, so he skipped that test until farther notice.

 

mmmmmm gummy bears.

as far as i'm wearing..i dont eat a whole lot of gelatin..

 

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[quote user="Gina"]

Batts,

Tell your doc to check you for Gasteoparisis

Gastroparesis is a disorder affecting people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, where the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. It happens when nerves to the stomach are damaged or stop working. The vagus nerve controls the movement of food through the digestive tract. If the vagus nerve is damaged, the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally, and the movement of food is slowed or stopped.

Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying) are:

  • heartburn
  • nausea
  • vomiting of undigested food
  • an early feeling of fullness when eating
  • weight loss
  • abdominal bloating
  • erratic blood glucose (sugar) levels
  • lack of appetite
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • spasms of the stomach wall

Read More from the ADA website>>

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i quote all of the ones from that list i have..i looked it up before i went..but he doesn't think i have it because my levels are alright, im not lossing weight(im gaining if anything..ugggh) and i'm not having heartburn, i only vomited once in the last two weeks and when i do eat, i dont have "an early feeling of fullness" and because my mom has similar, if not the same symptoms(my mom's always had acid-digestion problems for as long as i can remember..but i didn't realize til yesterday that we have the SAME symptoms)...but tested negative to celiac, gastro and ulcers so far.

i'm gonna call my endo anyways to see if he has a cancelation appointment i can take. i was planning on it before

 

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i saw my endo today and told him about it..he's sending an order to get me an ultrasound for my gallbladder..thinks it might be stones.

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Hi Batts,

  I don't think I saw this one earlier, have you checked for ketones? Any time this much excitement happens in diabetesland I always try to make sure I'm not risking DKA.  For the week or so previous to hospitalization I usually have strange sugars and lots of stomach issues.

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my ketones are fine and all of my bloodwork came back normal with my a1c. its only after i eat that i get the stomach pains usually now.

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that totally seems like Celiac to me. Did they check you for it?

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My husband had the exact same thing and it was his gallbladder. He had problems with it for years off and on. Finally last year it got to be too much and he finally went to the doctors. He has his taken out and has been great ever since. Kicks himself for not going sooner (or as I like to call it "not listening to me" :) )

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[quote user="Gina"]

that totally seems like Celiac to me. Did they check you for it?

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ya they tested me cuz they thought my mom had celiac cuz she has stomach problems as well..but it caem back negative for both of us.

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[quote user="Tina "]

My husband had the exact same thing and it was his gallbladder. He had problems with it for years off and on. Finally last year it got to be too much and he finally went to the doctors. He has his taken out and has been great ever since. Kicks himself for not going sooner (or as I like to call it "not listening to me" :) )

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nooo i dont wanna get it taken out :( isnt that major surgery?? does he have to do anything different now?

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he was in and out in about 9 hours. He had 3 small incisions. They had to pump some gas (can't remember which one though) so they had room to work. He was sore for I guess about a week maybe, but not at all bad. I've lots of friends who had the surgery and all were up and about the next day, back to normal (read strenuous) activity in a week. All said it was well worth it.

I would ask the doctor about it cause your situations might be different but, no it's not a scary thing at all.

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May be a virus but should get it checked out. Had this problem when I was in college-they found a small ulcer, may not be that but hard to say.

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[quote user="jsaavedra"]

May be a virus but should get it checked out. Had this problem when I was in college-they found a small ulcer, may not be that but hard to say.

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ya i was suppose to get an ulcer test, but the morning i fasted for that, the line was too long and i would've been over an hour late for work :S

 

if the ultra sound doesnt show i have galstones like my endo thinks, i'll make sure i get the breath test done.

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[quote user="Tina "]

he was in and out in about 9 hours. He had 3 small incisions. They had to pump some gas (can't remember which one though) so they had room to work. He was sore for I guess about a week maybe, but not at all bad. I've lots of friends who had the surgery and all were up and about the next day, back to normal (read strenuous) activity in a week. All said it was well worth it.

I would ask the doctor about it cause your situations might be different but, no it's not a scary thing at all.

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well that's good to know, but i hope i dont have to do that..ugh surgery!!