I got sick in the middle of the night a couple of days after Thanksgiving. Seems to be a pattern -- throwing up hours after eating something rich and yummy!

Uh............excuse the following description, please!! I've already mentioned (at some time or other) that WHEN I vomit food comes out my nose and mouth. What I haven't discussed is that this food is usually undigested or partially digested -- 8 or 9 hours after eating. I mean I can SEE corn, peas, carrots and other stuff in the toilet. I've even blown my nose and had these foods come out! Digusting, right?

This last episode was HORRIBLE! The pain at/around my belly button was EXCRUCIATING! I threw up FOUR separate times (each time involve several hurling/gagging episodes). After about 3 hours of misery, my stomach was empty and I was able to return to sleep. (I knew it wasn't appendicitis -- no tenderness in that area.)

Anyway, did my internet "research" the following day -- and it appears that I have gastroparesis. I've done this throwing up undigested food since I was a child -- never realized this was "odd".

In case you aren't familiar with gastroparesis:

• throwing up undigested food 6 or more hours after a meal (some sources say 4 hours)
• intense pain at or near navel
• can be associated with migraines
• foods high in fat stay in the stomach longer, so rich foods can set off an episode

So, my question.......are MGers more likely to have gastroparesis? Do these symptoms "ring a bell" with any members of this forum?