What is my daily life like living with gastroparesis?
I’m now alone about 90% of the time. No one including my family bothers with me because I’m “sick”. I’m nauseous and very bloated the minute I eat. I get very tired because of my meds. No one understands GP no matter how much I explain it.
What is my daily life like living with gastroparesis?
I wake up usually in pain ..Its like being stabbed in my stomach ..I’m always weak from Malnutrition issues..I drink my breakfast which is a nutritious shake..if I don’t vomit I have burps with an after taste. I feel like I ate a bowling ball for hours the pain never goes away these days. My back is messed up because the way I sit leaning forward because sometimes the pain is so bad I can’t sit straight up..by noon I’m vomiting and if I try not to vomit, it comes out with a burp..I sometimes take bites of food and chew it up and spit it out just so I can taste the food, I don’t realize I do it..I am the strongest person I know but sometimes break down and cry because I miss my old life -I miss food and I miss just being able to go places without fear of vomiting ..I go weeks without leaving my house or putting on outside clothes..I don’t feel like I’m living anymore I’m just existing..I’m so isolated and prideless..
What is my daily life like living with gastroparesis?
Too scared to eat at times, painful bloating, no energy. My every other day life since being diagnosed.
What is my daily life like living with gastroparesis?
Every day is an adventure because I never know how I will feel.
What is my daily life like living with gastroparesis?
It’s like a never ending battle within my own body! My family worries all the time! Smelling, seeing and even the thought of food makes me nauseous. Every event involves food, even watching television, there’s food!
Some days I just end up throwing in the towel, and stay in bed in a fetal position with my heating pad. Just trying to stay hydrated while being nauseous is a challenge. Being so tired, it takes all your strength just to use the restroom and crawl back in bed. So I keep fighting and praying for a cure!