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MAC study for diabetic gastroparesis.
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Wingate Inst. Trial Volunteers Wanted
Wingate Inst. Trial Volunteers Wanted

The Diabetes Research Team here at Barts Health / QMUL  have teamed up with the Gastroenterology group for this study. We are keen to let people who have diabetic gastroparesis know about ongoing research

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Gift UK - You are never alone

The reason we exist is to help each other. Our Group and Charity can only function with and for you. 

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What does Gift UK mean to you?

We are delighted to continue our awareness campaign with something very special from Gift Member Jackie. When we asked what Gift UK means to her we didn't expect such a heartfelt response. We won't say anymore we'll let Jackie do the talking.

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Awareness Film Launch
Awareness Film Launch

Super exciting day today, after 6 months of hard work, we can finally release our awareness film. 

Big thanks to Gift UK members; Natalie, Rachael, Jackie, Sophie, Sue, Becky, Becky, Ashely and Tom for taking part in the film, being brave and telling it as it is. 

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Christmas Donation Drive
Christmas Donation Drive

The idea is super simple, for anyone who knows someone affected by Gastroparesis and related disorders, to donate the price of one plate of Christmas dinner to Gift UK, to continue to provide support, information, and fund research. 

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Gastro What? Gastroparesis

So lets begin with a simple question? Do you remember the last time you had a stomach bug? The last time you had food poisoning? Or the time where you could not stop vomiting? Maybe the time you had the flu? Where you lacked energy unable to do anything? All of theses are what patients with gastroparesis live with daily. It is like a stomach bug, food poising or the flu that never goes away.

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Life With A Feeding Tube Is Not "Worse Than Death"

I have had a feeding tube for over three years. Gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility mean my stomach no longer functions and my small intestine does not absorb nutrients well. Having a feeding tube that bypasses my stomach and delivers a partially digested solution into my small intestine ensures my body can still get essential nutrients, calories and fluid. Without my feeding tube I would not be alive.

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New Site!

GIFT is a little different

Hello,

Welcome, come in and make yourself at home.

If you type Gastroparesis into Google,  you will get a whole list of different websites all with similar brief pages. Most of them will tell you what GP is, what the symptoms are and the very limited treatments that are available.

 

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Love Yourself

True self-love is hard to achieve in the world that we live in and we forget that as humans we are not perfect we have flaws, tonnes of them in fact. However you also have so much that is amazing about you, nobody does you like you do.

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Botox  (Pyloric Valve)

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Botox  (Pyloric Valve)

What is it?

Gastroparesis can also be treated by injecting botulinum toxin (Botox) into the pyloric valve which is the valve that allows food to empty from the stomach. The aim is to relax the valve and keep it open for a longer period of time so food can pass through.

The injection is given via an endoscope (thin flexible tube), which is passed down your throat and into your stomach. If sucessful in treating symptoms, repeated injections would be required due to short term nature of botox.

 

How effective is it?

The results vary greatly between patients. 

While the use of botulinum toxin has been associated with improvement in symptoms of gastroparesis in some patients, further research is required to validate its efficacy.

More Information? Why not join our support group and talk to people who have been through these procedures themselves. The decision to have any of these treatments is not an easy one and we understand the emotional need to speak to people who have been there too.

 

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