Woman with gastroparesis finds sound care and a new sense of hope


By G. Ashley Johnson, UT Physicians
October 12, 2023

Through care and guidance from Dr. Brooks Cash, LaKisha Williams has learned to effectively manage a chronic gastroparesis condition with medication and adjustments to her diet and lifestyle. (Photo by: Logan Ball, UT Physicians)
When LaKisha Williams discusses the challenge of managing chronic gastroparesis, she looks at each day as a journey.

“It is not easy. While I may be able to eat one minute, the next I may be nauseous or running to a bathroom. Any plans I make, I always have to consider my stomach,” she said. “While there have been a lot of changes, they overall have been for the better.”

Gastroparesis is a disease of the digestive tract where an individual experiences difficulty processing food moving from the stomach to the small intestine. For LaKisha, her symptoms of the illness began in 2018.

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