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Gastroparesis is a medical condition in which nerve or muscle gets damaged in the stomach that causes slow digestion and emptying, vomiting, nausea, or bloating.
Quick Facts
o Also called delayed gastric emptying
o Reduces the capability of the stomach to vacant its contents
o Does not cause blockage/obstruction
o Weakens muscle contraction
o Slows down or sometimes completely stops the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine
o Vagus nerve responsible for the movement of food gets damaged by some chronic illness or injury and the stomach muscles’ functionality gets disturbed
o Results in derisory grinding of food by the stomach, and reduced evacuating of food from the stomach into the intestine
o Best diagnosed by a test called a gastric emptying study
o Usually is treated with nutritional support, drugs for treating nausea and vomiting
Gastroparesis Causes
o Some stomach disease or nerves that control muscles
o Diabetes Mellitus, which damages the nerves controlling the stomach muscles
o Damage to the vagus nerve due to esophagus and stomach surgery
o Scleroderma
o Nervous reflexes
o Inflamed pancreas
o Blood minerals imbalance such as potassium, calcium or magnesium
o Medications (such as narcotic pain-relievers)
o Thyroid disease
o Muscle weakness of other parts of the intestine, including the small intestine, colon and esophagus
o Gastrectomy
o Systemic sclerosis
o Greasy foods
Gastroparesis Symptoms
o Abdominal distention
o Hypoglycemia especially occurs in people with diabetes
o Nausea feeling
o Premature abdominal fullness after small meals
o Weight loss without working out or dieting
o Vomiting frequently
o Upsetting stomach pain in the stomach area
o Bloating of abdomen
o Appetite loss
o Dehydration
o Electrolyte imbalances
o Malnutrition
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