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Does any one sound like me?

Hello

I'm suffering from a kind of idiopathic illness which i have not been treated in spite of referring to many docs and taking many drugs(Reglan,Dompridon, Digestive enzymes, Cudinium c,Omeprazole).my problem is that i can't digest foods well ,and foods remain in my stomach too long so i can't eat enough foods during the day(i have already been underweight and continue to loss weight) i have no  pain,no reflux, no heartburn, no vomiting ,no nausea.  but just feeling satiety and bloating.
i have had endoscopy and blood tests twice during a year ago but nothing was detected.
NEED TO SAY that a few months ago after resuming omeprazole i almost got better and could eat better but a few days ago  after eating my lunch ,i messed up ,but now this time omeprazole doesn't work .
NEED TO SAY again that during this one-year long illness i almost recovered tree times but  it came back after a while.

Regards

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It is very unlikely that there are no gastric emptying scans done in Iran.  Gastroparesis can be an on and off illness due to flares.  You actually do have signs of gastroparesis.

How do you know that "foods remain in my stomach too long"?
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Good, I'm glad I could be helpful.
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Wow , what a great help.  i have now a good document to show the docs i refer to since now . you showed me a new path to pursue my treatment , something from which i got disappointed and gave it up completely .

Thank you so much patient915
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Here is a large document that includes gastric emptying scans that was done in iran: http://www.ams.ac.ir/aim/0363/006.pdf

I think you need to find a better doctor.  Not feeling hungry ever after 7-8 hours from a meal doesn't necessarily mean that you still have food in your stomach.
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As I asked about it from my doc and the other docs i referred  to , they said that  there's not any GP scan in Iran .

As for your question,Because of not feeling hungry even after  7-8 hours from a light meal and continuous burping  ,but surprisingly i like to continue to eat after i begin to unless i 'm concerned about my stomach  getting  messed up  

Regards





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Dear CalGal & patient915

Hello

First , there's not any gastroparesis scan here in Iran

Second, i'm not quite sure if i have the illness because to my knowledge,  gastroparesis is not an off and on illness , As i mentioned above , omeprazole sometimes works miracle for me while in gp the medication doesn't work and during my one year long illness i got better three times and then it resumed but in gp nobody may have the condition.

Third, i have  the fewest signs of the illness  .

Thanks
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Welcome to the gastroenterology community!  I agree with CalGal, it sounds like it could be gastroparesis.  However, it is strange that neither the reglan nor the domperidone helped you, because both of these are used for gastroparesis.  However, I would still recommend that you talk to your doctor about getting a gastric emptying scan.
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Have you been tested for gastroparesis - delayed stomach emptying?
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