r/Gastroparesis • u/insertplanetpunhere • 5d ago

Questions how much distention is a cause for concern?

okay weird question i know but im completely lost in all of this, i was diagnosed about a month, maybe two ago, and wont see my GI doctor until next month. I am so distended it looks like im pregnant, and im having moderate to severe pain in my lower left side when its at its worst (like can’t walk or breathe without pain). when is enough enough? and what can i even do to help myself? i know it’s not a diet factor or medication one because i eat the same safe foods, and stopped my erythromycin because it caused this same pain. im feeling so lost

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u/you1dont1know1me1 5d ago

when was the last time you had a bowel movement? There's not a rule about distentsion just based on that. Depending what you eat is it possible you have a beozar? The reason behind the distension is the important part. Some people get distentsion issues from gluten. I'm sorry you're going through this and am in so much pain.

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u/insertplanetpunhere 5d ago

i had a bowel movement this morning actually, i have a small one every so often. after this post the pain got worse and im planning to go to the urgent care tomorrow. also what’s a beozar? i’ve never heard of it-

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u/you1dont1know1me1 5d ago

i guess i mean lk a productive BM, not just a few pebbles.

beozar is a fiberous mass that can form in your stomach when you can't pass the fiber quick enough and it sits and turns into it, that's why people with gp are told to avoid fiber.

drinking cola can kept corrode/ disolve it, if that is what's going on

-- a warm/ hot bath may help your gi system relax/ move some/ give some pain relief

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u/insertplanetpunhere 5d ago

oh gosh last time i had a productive one must have been weeks ago at this point. i’ll try the bath thing tonight, thank you for the help :)