I Can’t Eat Without a Feeding Pump – 17-Year-Old Girl Reveals She Lives Without a Working Stomach

A brave 17-year-old girl identified as Emma has opened up about her life living with a rare medical condition known as Gastroparesis, which has left her unable to eat food.

Emma explained that her stomach is paralyzed and doesn’t function like everyone else’s, meaning she has never been able to eat normally. Instead, she relies on a feeding tube for survival.

Despite her struggles, Emma has chosen to share her journey publicly, using her story to spread awareness about Gastroparesis and to encourage others battling similar health challenges.

She says her hope is to help people understand the condition better and remind others facing it that they are not alone.

She said: “Hi, my name is Emma. I am 17 and I have a chronic illness called Gastroparesis. Gastroparesis simply means my stomach is paralyzed, it doesn’t work. Because my stomach is paralyzed, it can’t digest any food. Which also means I’m not able to eat any food and that is why I have two feeding pumps.”

“These are the two, they’re for my intestines and stomach. I have had these two feeding pumps since I was a baby so I have never eaten anything in my life.”

“I can eat the tiniest bits like honey or a cup of tea or simply just some water but no, I have never eaten a hamburger or chocolate or spaghetti or anything. That makes it even harder because food is such a big thing in someone’s life.

“Gastroparesis is not a well known disease and that makes it hard for us patients who have Gastroparesis. We’re not very well heard in hospitals but we have real symptoms. But the doctors call it anxiety or stress and that makes us feel pretty stupid.”

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