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What are the symptoms of gastroparesis?
The symptoms of gastroparesis may be mild or severe, depending on the person. They can be persistent or intermittent. In patients with diabetes, symptoms of gastroparesis get worse when the glucose control is poor. Symptoms of gastroparesis include bloating, nausea, early fullness while eating meals, heartburn, and epigastric pain. Ingestion of solid foods, high fiber foods such as raw fruits and vegetables, fatty foods or drinks high in fat or carbonation may cause symptoms. Perhaps the most common symptom is early satiety, or the sensation of feeling full shortly after starting a meal. Nausea and vomiting are also common. A person with gastroparesis may regurgitate or vomit undigested food many hours after their last meal. Weight loss can occur due to poor absorption of nutrients, or taking in too few calories. The vomiting usually occurs after meals; however, with severe gastroparesis, vomiting may occur without eating due simply to the accumulation of secretions in the stomach. The characteristic vomiting of gastroparesis happens several hours after a meal when the stomach is maximally distended by the presence of food and post-meal secretions. Since the grinding action of the stomach is absent, the vomited food remains intact and is easily recognized. |
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More information on gastroparesis
What is gastroparesis? - Gastroparesis is a stomach disorder in which the stomach takes too long in emptying its contents. Gastroparesis happens when nerves to the stomach are damaged or stop working.
What causes gastroparesis? - The most common known cause of gastroparesis is diabetes. Other causes of gastroparesis include a prolonged post-viral syndrome, complications from stomach or ulcer surgery.
What are the symptoms of gastroparesis? - Symptoms of gastroparesis include bloating, nausea, early fullness while eating meals, heartburn, and epigastric pain.
What are the complications of gastroparesis? - Gastroparesis can make diabetes worse by adding to the difficulty of controlling blood glucose.
How is gastroparesis diagnosed? - A history of early satiety, bloating, nausea, regurgitation or vomiting with meals would normally prompt an evaluation to determine the cause of gastroparesis.
What are the treatments for gastroparesis? - Treatment of gastroparesis usually includes diet changes and medications. Gastroparesis is treated with medications that stimulate contractions of the stomach muscles.
Gastroparesis diet - Changing eating habits can help control gastroparesis. People with gastroparesis should reduce their intake of fiber or avoid these foods. |
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