Mr J

I once had candida overgrowth of the intestines and elevated cortisol (enough to get tested for cushings syndrome, but the docs decided it wasn't elevated enough for that). I never made the connection between the two at the time, but maybe there was - anyway thats back to normal now. candida was self diagnosed, docs don't recognise it and I couldn't be...

the fact that I take reglan every day means i have weighed up the pros and cons and am prepared to deal with the side effects. i am under the influence of this drug right now and I had mentally composed an explanation of hwo its a dopamine antagonist but now I'm too sleepy its got a strong bitter taste. for my condition it should be taken on an empty...

hello e&j if its in use for GERD on the message board you visited i am obviously mistaken in my original belief that reglan wasn't meant as a direct fix for GERD. However I am quite sure that it works by making the stomach empty into the small intestine. because of my gastroparesis i spent a fair bit of time on the yahoo message board, of all the drugs...

omeprazole - PPI, GERD is one of the symptoms of gastroparesis. my non medical wayof finding out that I had it was to get my hands on the drugs "reglan" and "domperidone", because these fixed my symptoms it more or less confirmed that I had it. In my case gluten-free helps but doesn't cure me, I need these drugs. I've had many years of unecessary underweight...

I take one 10mg tablet every day in the evening (see my recent posts on the food intolerances forum) for gastroparesis. I am an adult weighing about 123lb, it muddles my brain and makes me very drowsy. I deal with it by sleeping for a couple of hours after ingesting it prior to my evening meal. I don't like this drug at all but I need to eat! this drug...

just in case some forum members have this problem without realising it here are my symptoms (although like a lot of these obscure gastro diseases symptoms vary) 1. poor/no appetite 2. underweight 3. bloating after eating 4. food just seems to sit in the stomach without digesting. 5. Just about any food causes this problem, although tough foods such...

I have got hold of this drug motillium, first my wife knows a chemist in Thailand and got me an illicit supply with which I dosed myself. Then my request to get a second opinion from another GI doc at kaiser got me a supply from Canada. I have been using this drug for 2 months now. It more or less solves all my problems, this means that I do not have...

in my case yes, it took 2 weeks of absolutely no cheating completely gluten free before my stomach started to operate its churning mechanism again. See my signature and my posts on the eosinophilic disorders thread. Not many forum members here report it, but from some of the symptoms being described I think some others have it. cheers, Mike

hello azmom, the allergy doc spotted a previously ignored result - low chloride and sent me for the sweat test and gene test. I tested borderline leaking of chloride thru sweat and negative for (if I remember rightly 25 mutations of) CF genetics. Apparently there are hundreds of mutations, so although the subset that was tested catches most cases it won't...

someone who is lactose intolerant (milk sugar) but not intolerant to the protein in milk would show that symptom. Cheeses and sour cream have had much of the lactose digested away by the bacteria culture that turns ordinary milk into those products. I suppose if you are brave you could test that by drinking a glass of "lactaid" milk, if you are ok with...

i have now had my appt with the gastro doc last wed and corresponded with him by email since. The experience makes me angry. so the summary of the situation is that I asked him about the raised eos levels by email but got no answer, I then politely argued with him about various things during my appt. with an outcome of not running extra tests which I asked...

bile from the small intestine, thats the Pyloric Sphyncter malfunctioning - the valve that lets food out of the stomach into the small intestine, but normally prevents travel in the opposite direction. Ordinary GERD involves malfunction of the LES (Lower esophageal sphycter- the valve located where the tube from the mouth to the stomach joins with the stomach...

cheers for the probiotic suggestion SurreyGirl, I didn't realise the friendly bacteria made b12. I've only been tested for H-pylori, was negative (the only thing my docs understand). I'm actually taking in 3 to 4.5 billion of the little friendlies every day Together with the Houston No Phenol brand of enzyme they keep the candida at bay for me, makes a big...

I found pissing fluorescent yellow a bit disconcerting, so did a web search and it seems that everyone who was prepared to post on that subject exhibits that phenomenon after taking b complex tabs. further web searches indicate that it is B2/riboflavin which is yellow and responsible. A B12 colour search revealed: Because of the striking dark red...