Starving in the Land of Obesity
I stopped posting here almost a year ago, When reading back the old posts it struck me at how many things really havent changed. The most significant however is that as of 3 months ago I have a diagnosis, after 4+ years for suffering off and on and countless trips to the hospital. I have Gastroparesis (gas-trow-pah-re-sus) - Paralysis of the stomach that is estimated to effect 5 million Americans with no cure and few treatments. Foods eaten take hours or even days to leave the stomach leading to Nausea, Pain, Vomiting, Malnutrition, Bloating, Weight Issues and More.. It does not mean you are not hungry it means that you are starving and cannot eat the food right in front of you. So with that in mind and me struggling more then ever, I have changed this blog to reflect what I now know and hope that I can be a small voice in Gastroparesis awareness thru my own struggles with this chronic condition. Ive had this for quite some time and never knew what it was and as the years have go...