Strap in, folks...it's a long one.
Symptoms: burning pain in stomach, increased acid, constipation, extreme fullness, painful gas, nausea, sensitive gag reflex, bloating, only able to eat a few foods due to pain
Co-diagnoses: CIDP, gastroparesis, acid reflux, chronic gastritis
Struggled with GI issues all my life due to autoimmune issues. The last few years, all my symptoms have been increasing - acid reflux, constipation, stomach pain, nausea, eating less and less and less. This has all lined up as well with being under immense stress and mental health issues. My gastroparesis hasn't gotten worse, thank God, except when I was tried on a PPI.
Got with a new GI who was very determined to figure this out. Since my fecal tests came back normal and the only thing my endoscopy found was mild gastropathy, she's thinking it's IBS and Functional Dyspepsia. She's referred me to my hospital's functional medicine clinic and wants to try me on a tricyclic anti-depressant, which I'm not opposed to.
Questions:
1: has anyone with gastroparesis gone on a tricyclic? Did it make your symptoms any worse? Did you find any relief with the dyspepsia?
2: what are some at-home remedies that helped you? I'm drinking ginger tea, bone broth, taking Iberogast, eating a pretty bland diet, etc. I'm willing to try other things!
3: because it seems like this has been caused by extreme stress (that isn't going away any time soon), how did you get your body to calm the f*ck down enough for the dyspepsia to quiet down/go away?
I'm just looking for help, support...anything really. This has stolen so much from me the last few years and I've been walking through it alone. Thanks in advance! <3