Living (Well!) with Gastroparesis: Answers, Advice, Tips & Recipes for a Healthier, Happier Life

I have been trying to live well with Gastroparesis since I was diagnosed with the idiopathic condition over 30 years ago now as a new adult. So when I stumbled across Living Well With Gastroparesis I borrowed it from Kindle Unlimited immediately. To see what I might learn from the author.Being diagnosed well before the author wrote this book.I can't say she really brings anything new for me. This being said however, I hope that this book is being recommended by every Gastroenterologist in the United States if not internationally. As in the early 90's when I got my emptying results I was told I likely would be seeing St. Peter before I saw 2000. That was horrific. I truly hope things have greatly improved in attitude about this condition for others now.There are parts to this book that can't help me. Namely the numerous mentions of the nutritional meal replacement Orgain and almost all of the recipes as someone with severe food allergies especially to Legumes ,Soy and nuts. Therefore my liquid nutritional drink must be Premier Protein. As they have sunflower oil instead of soy or canola oil which is a major trigger for a flare. The one of the best things that was recommended to me besides Botox was a food allergy assessment.In the flipside I know many other Gper's who find these things shared in recipes helpful . This is why I highly recommend this book and will be mentioning finding it the next time I see my gastroenterologist.

She is a great writer for the average person! Not the wealthy with expensive tastes

I highly recommend this book for anyone is has recently been diagnosed with gastroparesis or who has been confused for a while or just has no idea where to turn. I have looked and researched, and this is by far the best resource I have found. The author has GP and shares her knowledge, tips, ticks, suggestions and recipes. This is a must have for GP sufferers.

Very good book a lot of helpful ideas for this horrible disease

I was recently diagnosed with gastroparesis and diabetes. With the information of this book, I definitely feel more confident living with my diagnosis. I gained so much knowledge and have a better understanding of gastroparesis. I recommend this book 100% to anyone with the same diagnosis!

Being just diagnosed with GP this book opened my eyes to a lot of information. With this I believe I can manage the monster in my stomach

I was diagnosed on 11/18/13. The doctor gave me some information that was extremely brief & generic. I was overwhelmed with the diagnosis & being faced with a formidable disorder that I'd never heard about but had impacted my life greatly. First stop: the local library. Not one book on the subject for laypeople. I found two medical texts that I cannot read because I am not a doctor, so the language is above my head. I spoke to a dietician, who wasn't very helpful. Since I didn't know what to ask for questions, I didn't even know what information to request from my gastroenterologist.So I came to Amazon & did a search. I downloaded the Kindle sample. It was enough to convince me to purchase the entire book. What a blessing this book has been to my overwhelmed soul! In question & answer form, Crystal asked, and then answered, all the questions I didn't know that I should ask. She outlines different treatment options that she's uncovered, as well as complementary therapies. She speaks with authority, as one who has had a grastroparesis diagnosis since 2004. She bravely shares her story & what she's learned, making my road to living well with this disorder much easier to manage and consider. She speaks in plain English, even when she's using medical terms.If you are considering this book vs. the cookbook, you will be pleased to know that there are recipes included in this book. There are more recipes in the cookbook, but the narrative of the cookbook is, from what I've been told, much more narrow-focused than this book. If you can only get one book first, get this one first. Go over it, try the suggestions, then buy the cookbook, which I will be doing soon.

It was so informative, since I was diagnosed a week ago, helpful! It is very daunting but a good plan written by a person with this condition!

Most of the information in this book is now available on the internet. The sad thing about this, is the lady who wrote the book has had surgery, not many Gastroparesis sufferers can afford or have this type of surgery, so she obviously feels a little better than most suffers. This book was published in 2011 (I think),and it says that there is hope of new medicines hopefully coming through. 11 years later, and I cannot find any new medication or treatments for gastroparesis. Nothing new in surgery or medication that I can see. I had to stop reading this book.

This book provides very comprehensive information on living with Gastroparesis. My son has had this condition for many years and having had a recent flare up, we were desperate for information to help manage the condition in order to avoid recurrent hospital admissions. The NHS were very unhelpful and indeed often went against they're own advice, causing many interruptions to his recovery. This book has been a life-saverl, it's very informative, providing the confidence to experiment in a safe calculated way with trying different foods to enable better nutrition, to sufferers from this complex condition.

I was diagnosed with this condition in 2009 and have spent the last three years battling for information and assistance from medical staff in the UK that know very little about this disease. I have undergone major surgery and am currently being "fed" with a tube.Reading this book has been a revelation for me and for the very first time since becoming ill I finally think there might be a light at the end of the tunnel.Crystal writes from the heart - as you read the book, you'll feel she is in the room talking to you and explaining things in a way that you can understand. Every time I started a new chapter it was like another light bulb came on and I would find myself thinking "of course..........that makes perfect sense!"If you suffer from gastroparesis, I can honestly say that this will be the only book you will ever need to read and it will offer you more insight into this disease than you can possibly imagine. More importantly, Crystal does something very special with this book - she takes the control and hands it back to you.......I only wish I could have rated this higher than 5 stars!

I was diagnosed with gastroparesis last year as a complication of diabetic neuropathy. Although sympathetic, I was offered very little advice from the NHS dietician other than to liquidise all my food! This book is a godsend - written by someone who has already been through what I'm going through. I've found it very useful.

Great book giving advice about gastroparesis. Gives much information on treatment, therapies, diet, lifestyle etc. Great information for anyone suffering from this debilitating condition. I am pleased with my purchase and would buy again.