Dr. Solomon is a pediatric physician who specializes in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and lives with it herself. She discusses the fear patients feel in medical settings—even when the patient is a doctor—and why clinicians often underestimate it.
G-PACT Marks 25 Years of Rare Disease Advocacy with Appointment of First Paid Executive Leader Milestone hire reflects organizational maturity and renewed commitment to gastroparesis and digestive dysmotility patients nationwide.
G-PACT’s partnership with Enact Hydration means that we can provide a discount to anyone who shops Enact’s products from the link that we share.
Since August 2021, G-PACT has been proud to partner with ZenoWell in order to better support our community. When you shop through our shared link or use the code GPACT, you’ll receive a discount on your purchase. This partnership is designed to give back to patients by reducing costs and expanding access to innovative resources. ZenoWell works with the goal a safe and effective way to achieve better sleep and lower stress levels through transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) technology. What is Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve is a key component of the parasympathetic nervous system, playing a vital role…
This year, the AGA released a draft guideline for management of gastroparesis. It was shared publicly and open for comment. If you’d like to see more and read the guidelines, info can be found here: 2025 AGA Guidelines Many in the community and beyond have asked G-PACT’s comments on the proposed guidelines. The board prepared a comment and we did submit them to the AGA, but for transparency, we are also sharing here. We shared the following: RE: Public Comment on AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Gastroparesis (2025) on behalf of G-PACT (Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and…
G-PACT receives many calls and emails on just this very topic. When that happens, the caller or sender is frantic with this diagnosis and their doctors may not be well informed. Sadly, this is true more times than not. But when a person reaches out to G-PACT, be it for venting, resources, or whatever, we LISTEN to what they are and are not saying. We go over the resources that are found on our site, we share the list of registered dietitians, doctors, or special cards to access bathrooms and such. We listen and tell them to breathe—that they are…
Low FODMAP Diet: What it is + Why it is beneficial By: Carolanne Monteleone First off, I need to preface this with a reminder that what may work for one person with gastroparesis may not work for another. This is simply a general rule of thumb and helpful tool to aid you in balancing food and delayed gastric emptying. To start off with the basics, here a few scientific facts about how digestion can be slowed down further with what you eat: (source: Katelyn Collins gastrogirl.com) Now with that knowledge on hand, let’s break down why eating a low FODMAP…
Each Wednesday of Awareness Month, we’ll be sharing a Gastroparesis friendly recipe on our social media pages. Make sure to keep an eye out each week for a new recipe! First up, Vanilla Pudding! Vanilla Pudding Ingredients 2 cups almond milk1/4 cup arrowroot powder6 drops liquid stevia2 teaspoons alcohol-free vanilla extract How to Prepare In a small pot, whisk together the almond milk, arrowroot, stevia and vanilla Put the pot on the stove and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, 4 to 5 minutes Remove the pot from the heat. Pour the mixture into individual ramekins…
