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Chronic Illness 2w
did you know gabapentin can cause constipation / slow your gut motility? cause I’ve been on a high dose of that stuff for years, and I only just now figured out that side effect firsthand because my refill is delayed 💀
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Anonymous 2w

lol I’m on gabapebtin for gastroparesis 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

oh that’s so interesting, I didn’t realize it was prescribed for that. if you don’t mind me asking (not trying to pry, I just like learning about this stuff from other chronically ill people), is it primarily for managing pain / discomfort in your case? + fwiw it seems like constipation isn’t a super common side effect at least, just an occasional one

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

It is more for nausea than anything else. I had a surgery and was prescribed gabapentin for the nerve pain and realized it significantly improved my nausea so I reached out to my GI and he said they do use it for gastroparesis so I just stayed on it.

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