I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis 13 years ago, & my life has not been the same since. I’ve lost a part of myself. The uncontrollable, debilitating nausea & vomiting, the fire in my throat from acid reflux, the spasms in my stomach so bad that I double over in pain, & the malnutrition & weight loss have me worried that I am slowly starving.
I’ve cried too many tears to count now, & I’ve prayed for God’s healing hand.
This is a terrible way to have to struggle through life. I am NOT living anymore; I barely exist.
ResearchMatch collaborated with Melissa Adams VanHouten, Public Policy and Outreach Director of the Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (AGMD), and Maryangela DeGrazia-DiTucci, Founder and President of AGMD, to talk about what patients living with this condition would like researchers to know.