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Living with Gastroparesis: A Day in Jessie's Life

“Everything I need to survive goes through my NJ feeding tube.” In 2022, Jessie started experiencing bloating and pain when eating. She was rushed to hospital, and from that day forward, couldn’t keep food or drink down and lost half of her body weight. She knew something was wrong. After doctors thought her symptoms were down to her gallbladder only working at one percent, she had her gallbladder removed. But her symptoms got worse. After medical tests, Jessie was diagnosed with gastroparesis, which means stomach (gastro) paraylsis (paresis). Because of her condition, Jessie has a feeding tube and a gastric pacemaker. She receives nutrition via her feeding tube for 20 hours per day. “Food, that most people enjoy and connect over, leaves me feeling nauseous, sick, bloated and in a lot of pain. Social events, holidays and even just sitting at a table changes everything when you can’t eat. It’s more than just physical, it’s emotional as well.” This Gastroparesis Awareness Month, Jessie joins us to raise vital awareness for this misunderstood condition. Will you show your support and share this post today? 💚 Together, let’s get to grips with digestive conditions like gastroparesis. *Please note, a gastric pacemaker is just one treatment option for gastroparesis and availability and suitability will depend on the individual patient. This video reflects the lived experience of one person and is intended to raise awareness of their own personal experience of living with gastroparesis. #Gastroparesis #GastroparesisAwareness #GastroparesisAwarenessMonth #StomachParalysis [Video description: Jessie has long black hair, and is a supporter of Guts UK. She shares various video clips including her sitting on her sofa looking at her phone, cuddling one of her cats, visiting the hospital for a feeding tube change and setting up her feed, to show a day in the life with gastroparesis.]