DH got diagnosed with severe delay in gastric emptying & a nasty hiatal hernia on top of his GERD. It takes more thank 24 hrs for food to pass through his stomach when a normal stomach should be empty with in aprox 30 min.

The Dr. wants to put him on Reglan which is the only FDA approved medication to treat gastroparesis symptoms & help the stomach contract to digest food. Unfortunately the side effects are NASTY and could have a life long debilitating effects. The Dr. even said he hates to prescribe this medication to younger adults because of the side effects. He prefers to use it on the elderly who are closer to the end of life stages.

I don't want DH on this medication but if things are left untreated he effects can be just as great on his body & he could end up needing pureed diet or even a feeding tube. BUT I'd rather he have a purred diet or feeding tube than turn into a vegetable!

He is having a physical done to look at other underlying factors such as diabetes which may have caused this. We are changing his diet & I will be setting up an appointment with a nutritionist to help explain things more to him. I'd like to take a more natural approach until we get to talk with the Dr. a little more about it.

So there is my story. Does anyone have experience with this? I'd love to hears some success stories.