Gastroparesis and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

In response to a question I got this week about dealing with doctors and other healthcare providers. "Thank you very much for replying, please could you give me any strong tips on dealing with professionals and other services who don't understand my condition and keep harassing me. I would be very grateful."  The best way to get the most from your healthcare provider is to be organised and well informed. Arm yourself with as much information as you can, but don't just read the stuff you find on google. You can access thousands of medical journals online for free (there is a link on the "Gastroparesis" page to a great free site) and you can try searching google scholar if you feel good enough to wade through the jargon that is lol. Dealing with Dr's can be very difficult, especially if you feel intimidated by them. When you are ill you feel especially vulnerable and more likely to forget what you want to say, or in a hospital situation,  feel too

Please click here for  #Part 1 So, you went to your GP and the chances are... you came home with a bunch of pills and were told to go back if things didn't improve. This is standard practise and you mustn't feel that this is a brush off in any way. There are several medications that help improve gut motility and nausea so it's highly likely that you will try a few before you find a regime that suits you. Remember: When they say come back.... they mean it. Doctors don't chase their patients and if they don't see you they will presume you are ok. It is best to give any medication a good chance to get into your system so don't expect immediate results. 4 weeks is usually enough time to know if something is working for you or not but some medications can take longer than this. In that time, there are many things that you can do for yourself to help minimise your symptoms. Dietary changes are a must when it comes to gastroparesis, no matter how hard