Rare stomach condition means woman is stuck on feeding tube for 20 hours a day

A 29-year-old woman has been forced to spend 20 hours a day hooked up to a feeding tube because of a rare stomach condition. Jessie Sharp was diagnosed with gastroparesis two and a half years ago. The condition means her stomach is essentially paralysed – it can’t cope with food, or even water.

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