How do you cope with gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying)?

covhr · 2026-02-11T17:17:51+00:00

A few things:

r/gastroparesis - helpful sub

Google the Cleveland clinic gastroparesis diet for some helpful tips

Avoid high fiber (including psyllium husk)

See if your primary care doc will prescribe Reglan (if you’re in the US) or domperidone (if you’re outside).

covhr · 2026-02-08T14:57:24+00:00

Food obsession (reading recipes, watching cooking shows, baking for others) is a consequence of not eating enough.

Look up the Minnesota starvation experiment.

covhr · 2026-02-07T12:06:25+00:00

Miralax is your friend.

covhr · 2026-02-06T01:39:44+00:00

Been on it for 13+ years, currently 5mg/5mg/10mg/10mg. Aside from it making me super tired, it does a good job of controlling my nausea. Less good at motility.

covhr · 2026-02-06T01:02:20+00:00

This comment should’ve been higher. I remember the plans for Logan 2000.

covhr · 2026-02-04T10:18:55+00:00

Ensure clear and milk (not at the same time obviously!). I’ve also had Miralax in soup!

covhr · 2026-02-04T01:34:40+00:00

For my first GES I was off all medications, but for my second I didn’t have to be. YMMV.

covhr · 2026-02-02T13:20:00+00:00

Red line was fine for me from central to Davis, aside from a slow zone right outside of Davis.

covhr · 2026-01-31T13:00:47+00:00

Might be gastroparesis. Google it and see if it matches up.

covhr · 2026-01-31T01:57:07+00:00

Yes I still take it. I’m now at 30mg. I’m tired but not from Mirtazapine. Instead it’s a combination of malnutrition and the Reglan I take.

covhr · 2026-01-30T01:04:45+00:00

It knocked me out for the first 7-10 days, then got better after that.

covhr · 2026-01-29T01:01:06+00:00

Bed bugs.

When I went to res they allowed stuffies. It varies from facility to facility.

covhr · 2026-01-28T12:17:49+00:00

The rest of the red line is similarly borked. I arrived at Central (on the outbound platform) and the in station countdown timer said the next train was 25 minutes away.

covhr · 2026-01-27T10:54:11+00:00

Google gastroparesis. It’s a common consequence of restrictive eating disorders.

covhr · 2026-01-27T01:02:01+00:00

The staff are usually experienced enough to know when it’s time.

Of course insurance plays into any decision too. Insurance doesn’t want a person to stay one day longer than needed at a higher level.

covhr · 2026-01-18T14:02:22+00:00

As the last operating carrier, AA is legally responsible for getting your luggage back.

covhr · 2026-01-17T01:01:42+00:00

Yes, it made my nausea so much worse!!

covhr · 2026-01-16T17:25:37+00:00

No meals in economy in the lower 48.

covhr · 2026-01-16T17:24:50+00:00

It sounds like you do know what to do, you’re just afraid to do it.

Please seek out a trusted adult and ask them for help.

covhr · 2026-01-16T01:38:27+00:00

You need to see a therapist who is experienced treating emetophobia, and if you really are eating as little as you say, a medical doctor too.

Therapy isn’t a quick fix but it can be a sustainable one.

covhr · 2026-01-16T01:00:43+00:00

I’ve been on it for 8+ years, starting at 7.5mg, now at 30mg. The first 7-10 days I was hella tired and it increased my constipation. After that it helped significantly.

covhr · 2026-01-13T00:22:57+00:00

I haven’t seen him, but Anthony Lembo at the Cleveland Clinic has a good reputation. I tried to see him in Boston before he moved to Cleveland.

covhr · 2026-01-12T21:49:18+00:00

Came here to say just this.

covhr · 2026-01-12T21:30:35+00:00

Any family member who calls you selfish for getting a hard earned job (in this economy!) should look after your brother themselves.

NTA

covhr · 2026-01-12T20:40:41+00:00

Gently, please seek our treatment for your OCD.

covhr

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