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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 16 year old is dealing with this.

It started with nausea whenever she ate something heavy or a large meal, and now 3 months later has progressed to stomach pain after she eats anything. She has had an ultrasound, extensive bloodwork, an upper GI, and finally an upper endoscopy. She was ultimately found to have gastritis, but the cause has not yet been determined. We are waiting on the next GI appt in a couple weeks.

She has lost 15 pounds in the past 6 months and is down to 105 lbs at 5'6". I'm hoping they can fix this before she disappears. [/quote]

PP with DD with gastroparesis.

Please get your DD a gastric emptying test.  That is considered a very significant weight loss.

For some reason this test seldom seems to be on GI doctors' radar screens and they put off doing it. It's WAY easier than an upper GI or endoscopy.  Not invasive at all and requires no anesthesia.  (It is four hours, though, mostly of waiting around.)

See if having many small meals a day and restricting fat and fiber helps. [/quote]

Pp here. The doctor mentioned it but hasn't ordered it yet. Dd hasn't had any vomiting, consolation, or diarrhea, and transit time on her Upper GI with small bowel follow through was normal. That may be why she hasn't ordered it yet. [/quote]

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