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My husband drives south on Spring street to get to work. Often there is a Sysco truck parked in the right lane just before 10th street (basically at the corner) apparently unloading for Habaneros Midtown restaurant. In the already crazy traffic, this causes major slowdown on Spring, often all the way back to 14th st. How is this legal?

I got a GES which showed only 50% of my food emptied after 4 hours, while for a healthy person that would be less than 10%. Wondering if anyone actually had this study, showing Gastroparesis, then quit THC leading to feeling better.

Here's my post from a few weeks ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/CHSinfo/comments/1vczai1/can_it_be_chs_if_theres_no_vomiting_only_mild/

TLDR: After a year and a half of daily nausea, diagnosed with Gastroparesis. Was advised recently to try quitting marijuana to see if it helps. I've been a user for 25 years, have exclusively vaped dry weed for the last 8ish years.

Based on the responses I quit on August 1st. I'm feeling only somewhat better, but I also started Reglan, a new probiotic, and ginger capsules. Plus I've made some modifications to my diet.

My husband says I need to give it another 2 weeks, and wondering if that's the same advice you folks would give me? I know it can take that long for the TCH to leave the body, but I feel like a lot of the posts here mention feeling better in a week or two!

Thanks!

I'm trying to puree some more foods to see if that helps me tolerate them better. For those of you that have done this, what's your advice?

What are your favorite veggies to puree? (Same questions for meat!)
How do you cook them?
What do you add to them - for liquid, and for flavor?
Do I need a fancy blender? I have to buy one anyway, my 'magic bullet' is not cutting it.
Any tips to speed up the process? Or how long I can store in the fridge?

I spent so much time yesterday and after I peeled, cooked, and pureed, for hours I had so very little to show! So frustrating.

My doctor said he might like me to try Trulance (generic is plecanatide) and was wondering if anyone's used it and how they fared.

I've also heard of folks trying Linzess, wondering if that worked for you?

Right now there is a Hummingbird at my hummingbird feeder, a Cardinal and a House Finch on my seed feeder, a juvenile Eastern Bluebird and a White Breasted Nuthatch on my suet, and a brown headed nuthatch on the chain holding the suet waiting his turn. And I'm watching them all from my desk. I love it!!

My head is spinning from all the research I've done and every different answer I've gotten. Thought I'd see if some crowdsourcing of info would help...

ETA: I'm looking for something to take probably daily, as I'm looking to keep regular and prevent constipation, rather than to help out when I'm already there.

Does anyone do any vagus nerve stimulating exercises? Like humming, breathing, or whatever? I'm not interested in buying a device at this point, but wondering if there are any techniques or exercises I could do that might help.

Has anyone used a vagus nerve stimulator? What was your experience? What brand?

I've looked into them, and they are super expensive. If they work, the expense would be worth it, but I don't want to throw away my money!!

I've been diagnosed with severe Gastroparesis via a gastric emptying study. Gastroparesis has many of the same symptoms as CHS. My new GI doctor wants me to quit using marijuana to see if it's CHS.

I've been a nightly marijuana user (I exclusively vape dry herb) for probably 25 years. Never been an all day user, and have certainly gone a week at a time here and there without weed, but only when I'm on vacation or otherwise outside of my routine.

I started feeling daily nausea about a year and a half ago. The thing is, it starts in the afternoon, and gets worse as the day progresses. Or it did for the first year or so. Now I'm pretty much nauseated all day, but it still is worse as the day goes on. I don't vomit, but have had maybe 5 retching episodes that lasted only a few minutes. I do have mild abdominal pain at night, but I tend to (possibly incorrectly) attribute this to my posture since I'm in a sit up bed. I do not feel any better when I take a hot shower.

Obviously I'd prefer not to quit using MJ, as it does help with the nausea and my appetite, and it's about the only way to turn my brain down at the end of the day so I can just relax.

Also, I'm totally willing to quit if this sounds like CHS, it's just that none of my research indicates that it's likely.

Anyone have any thoughts?

I have an email address. CM@xyz, let's say.
The doctor I work for has an address, Doc@xyz, let's say.

I need all emails sent to both addresses to come to me, so we've set up a forwarding rule on Doc@xyz to forward all email to CM@xyz, and not keep a copy of forwarded messages. His inbox is always empty, I get all emails directly, and it works great!

Although he doesn't receive emails, he does send them from his Doc@xyz account. I'd like to get him to copy me on all of his outgoing messages so I can keep copies of all communication, and to save the attachments. However, old dog & new tricks, and all that. So I'd like to automate that too.

This is the part I cannot figure out!

I've gone to Rules, but it's only how to handle incoming email. Is there any way to add a rule for all emails he writes to CC or BCC CM@xyz?

Limiting Factor - Doctor only uses Mac. He currently only uses the web version of Outlook. If needed, I can probably talk him into putting outlook app onto his Mac.

Thanks in advance!!

I have an email address. CM@xyz, let's say.
The doctor I work for has an address, Doc@xyz, let's say.

I need all emails sent to both addresses to come to me, so we've set up a forwarding rule on Doc@xyz to forward all email to CM@xyz, and not keep a copy of forwarded messages. His inbox is always empty, I get all emails directly, and it works great!

Although he doesn't receive emails, he does send them from his Doc@xyz account. I'd like to get him to copy me on all of his outgoing messages so I can keep copies of all communication, and to save the attachments. However, old dog & new tricks, and all that. So I'd like to automate that too.

This is the part I cannot figure out!

I've gone to Rules, but it's only how to handle incoming email. Is there any way to add a rule for all emails he writes to CC or BCC CM@xyz?

Limiting Factor - Doctor only uses Mac. He currently only uses the web version of Outlook. If needed, I can probably talk him into putting outlook app onto his Mac.

Thanks in advance!!

My GI nurse wants me to do a Miralax cleanse before starting Motegrity the next day. She says to take the full 8oz of Miralax over 4-6 hours.

So my question is when to do this so I won't be up all night in the bathroom. Does it take a while to kick in? or will I start pooping immediately?

I'm basically wondering if I should start now or in the morning.

Thanks!

"best" = it's never a great time!

EDITED TO CLARIFY - This is for a Miralax cleanse. She wants me to take the full 8 oz bottle of Miralax - as in 14 full doses - in a 4-6 hour period.

I've had to start eating eggs often, and the store bought ones just don't have the flavor to make me want to eat them daily. Does anyone know where I can get some tasty local eggs?

I'm in the Lenox Park area, but willing to go anywhere in Atlanta.

Thanks!!

ETA: I'm open to farmer's markets, but hoping for a storefront or anywhere that has more open hours.