Comments on: The Stomach Doctor http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/01/15/the-stomach-doctor/ Breaking The Chains Of Diabetes One Ride At A Time Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:56:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Stomach Doctor Fired Me » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/01/15/the-stomach-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 The Stomach Doctor Fired Me » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:39:43 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=1598#comment-2600 [...] liked my stomach doctor, he and I hit it off straight away…but he fired me…I still like him anyways, but he [...] [...] liked my stomach doctor, he and I hit it off straight away…but he fired me…I still like him anyways, but he [...]

]]> By: nici http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/01/15/the-stomach-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 nici Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:28:25 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=1598#comment-2347 I have also had similar stomach issues for years, but my symptoms are usually on the intestinal side of the vagus nerve, not the stomach side. I have had Type 1 diabetes for 27 years, but it has always been been well-controlled. About a year ago I saw "the best Gastrointestinal specialist in the area", according to my endo, who told me that I probably have Gastroparesis, IBS, AND constipation, and that they are probably all related to my diabetes. Lovely. The good news is that I don't have Celiac (he tested for it). The bad news is that there is not really anything he can do to help me. My guess is that there are more people out there with these conditions, but that they don't really like to share their experiences (for obvious reasons.) I also think doctors will find eventually that the nerve damage is not caused by high blood sugars (because mine are generally in range), but by whatever killed our islet cells. I hope this doctor is able to provide you with some solutions. Thank you for sharing your experiences. nici <a href="http://typeoneandttc.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">A sweet journey to motherhood</a> I have also had similar stomach issues for years, but my symptoms are usually on the intestinal side of the vagus nerve, not the stomach side. I have had Type 1 diabetes for 27 years, but it has always been been well-controlled.

About a year ago I saw “the best Gastrointestinal specialist in the area”, according to my endo, who told me that I probably have Gastroparesis, IBS, AND constipation, and that they are probably all related to my diabetes. Lovely. The good news is that I don’t have Celiac (he tested for it). The bad news is that there is not really anything he can do to help me.

My guess is that there are more people out there with these conditions, but that they don’t really like to share their experiences (for obvious reasons.) I also think doctors will find eventually that the nerve damage is not caused by high blood sugars (because mine are generally in range), but by whatever killed our islet cells.

I hope this doctor is able to provide you with some solutions. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

nici
A sweet journey to motherhood

]]> By: David http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/01/15/the-stomach-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 David Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:03:50 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=1598#comment-2340 Wow, we could be twins! Like you, anything from a doc's demeanor to competency will make me never go back and I also have an undetermined "stomach problem." My digestion is so slow I must split my bolus (for any kind of food, even straight sugar) and take 2nd shot an hour later but I don't have any typical symptoms like nauseau or vomiting. Guess what my GP did when I told him about my slow digestion? He immediately assumed gastroparesis and wanted to write a scrip for it. No discussion of confirming with tests or a referral to a specialist! The doc you have found is a gem. His manner and methodology are especially good for stomach/digestive ailments which are hard to diagnose and share similar and hard to quantify symptoms. I don't think I have gastroparesis but I can't imagine what else it would be. My understanding is the nerve damage that causes gastroparesis occurs due to years of elevated bg and that doesn't fit my situation unless the T1 autoimmune attack on my beta cells took years and years to kill them off so that I had elevated bg for years and years. Or maybe my vagus nerve is uncommonly wimpy and easily damaged. I hope you post whatever you figure out. You are my inspiration to stop procrastinating and get my problem figured out! I'm about ready to hop an airplane to Albuquerque. Finding a doc I can feel good about is half the battle. Wow, we could be twins! Like you, anything from a doc’s demeanor to competency will make me never go back and I also have an undetermined “stomach problem.” My digestion is so slow I must split my bolus (for any kind of food, even straight sugar) and take 2nd shot an hour later but I don’t have any typical symptoms like nauseau or vomiting.

Guess what my GP did when I told him about my slow digestion? He immediately assumed gastroparesis and wanted to write a scrip for it. No discussion of confirming with tests or a referral to a specialist! The doc you have found is a gem. His manner and methodology are especially good for stomach/digestive ailments which are hard to diagnose and share similar and hard to quantify symptoms. I don’t think I have gastroparesis but I can’t imagine what else it would be. My understanding is the nerve damage that causes gastroparesis occurs due to years of elevated bg and that doesn’t fit my situation unless the T1 autoimmune attack on my beta cells took years and years to kill them off so that I had elevated bg for years and years. Or maybe my vagus nerve is uncommonly wimpy and easily damaged.

I hope you post whatever you figure out. You are my inspiration to stop procrastinating and get my problem figured out! I’m about ready to hop an airplane to Albuquerque. Finding a doc I can feel good about is half the battle.

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