u/Short-Skill3498

hi everyone, i’m just wondering if anyone has run into this problem and/or how they’ve fixed it. i’ve been diagnosed with gastroparesis for about 10 years now. in that 10 years ive been on tons of different meds, tried different diets, etc and have finally seemed to find a regimen that works for me. however, im running into this problem lately that’s kind of driving me insane and need some advice. i started emdr therapy 2 months ago, and in that time, have noticed that any “heavy” emotions i feel like anxiety, depression, even excitement make me immediately nauseous. i know gastroparesis is an injury to the vagus nerve, which also is in charge of regulating emotions, so it kind of makes sense. but does anyone know how tf to fix this? i want to be able to feel my feelings without needing to run to the toilet lol

Hi all- kind of a brutal and long story short, I developed severe gastroparesis (damage to my vagus nerve that makes it impossible to digest food or liquid without medication) about 10 years ago after a terrible case of mono. I’m sure the research is either nonexistent or small about what vagus nerve stimulation could do for gastroparesis, but I was wondering if anyone has personal experience with it or knows someone who does. I’d be curious to hear what your experience was like. My gastroparesis is fairly well managed now but does flare up when I’m processing big emotions and I’d love to hear some testimony about vagus nerve stimulation but just can’t get myself to drop hundreds on a product that I don’t know for sure will work.