Courageous Stories
The following stories have been submitted by people who are going through some of the same struggles as you or a loved one are. It can be therapeutic to share your story, and your words might provide comfort to others who are affected by a Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorder (FGIMD).
Gastroparesis
March 20, 2012
In the past 9 months I’ve been called anorexic, a drug addict (due to track marks left by 15+ blown ivs), and a seeker. I've been told it was all in my head, asked how bad a stomach ache could really be, diagnosed with IBS, told it was a chronic condition, and even... |
Gastroparesis
February 12, 2012
Hi, I am a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2008. I've suffered with digestive issues on and off from the age of 19, shortly after undergoing laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis and ovarian cysts. At the age of 28, after years of pain and discomfort, a gastric... |
Rare GI Disorders, Pseudo-obstruction, Pediatric FGIMDs
January 9, 2012
Sophia Grace Dummer was born on May 20, 2011 at 7:00 AM, at 32 weeks gestation. She was baby B in a set of triplets. At 2 days old she was diagnosed with Ileal Atresia and had her first surgery. We were then told that she acquired strictures and would need another surgery.... |
Gastroparesis
December 1, 2011
Worth it in the end..... My story began almost 20 years ago when I promised my best-friend that I would donate my kidney to her should she ever need one after her father passed away of polycystic kidney disease because, she too, suffered from the same disease. I never dreamed that I... |
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gastroparesis
November 28, 2011
The unexpected twists and turns of life... It all began for me with a good deed. My sweet, adorable, beloved 6-month-old niece had a terminal liver disease and needed a transplant to survive. I felt... |
Hirschsprung's Disease
September 12, 2011
My nephew, Gabriel, who is now 6 years old, was diagnosed with Hirshprung’s disease when he was born. Only three days after he was born doctors had to perform an emergency descending colostomy because of the magnitude of his obstruction. Everything went wrong from there. We live in... |
Pseudo-obstruction
September 6, 2011
My first father’s day was certainly not as I had imagined. We were in a strange city, in a huge hospital and within the upcoming days my wife, Tammy and I, would be making the most difficult decision so far in our lives. Our only child, Madelyn Kate made her entrance into our... |
Pseudo-obstruction
July 12, 2011
I am Michele Wilson from Simi Valley, California and I am a single mom. My seven year old son, Jovaan started having gastroenterologist intestinal problems when he was 4 months old. We were living in Florida when my son was first born and I remember my son would cry often, especially after I... |
Dumping Syndrome
March 1, 2011
Paging the real life “Dr. Gregory House,” are you out there? What I am about to share with you is not out of a fictional television drama or a made for TV movie, this is my family’s daily life. My name is Haley Diaz and I am 13 years old. I’m the eldest child in my... |
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gastroparesis
March 1, 2011
Like many of you, I have struggled with health problems for the past few years – but have struggled for the longest in just getting a diagnosis. During 2005, I began to feel terrible, and had unrelenting intense epigastric pain after eating. My internist ran some tests, and discovered... |
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