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gastroparesis

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gastroparesis /gas·tro·pa·re·sis/ (gas″tro-pah-re´sis) paralysis of the stomach.
gas·tro·pa·re·sis (gstr-p-rss, -pr-ss)
n.
Mild gastroparalysis.

Gastroparesis
Nerve damage of the stomach that delays or stops stomach emptying, resulting in nausea, vomiting, bloating, discomfort, and weight loss.
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gastroparesis
[-pərē′sis]
1 paralysis of the stomach.
2 failure of the stomach to empty caused by decreased gastric motility. The major causes are various kinds of abdominal inflammation, scleroderma, diabetic autonomic neuropathy, vagotomy, and use of anticholinergic medications.

gastroparesis [gas″tro-pah-re´sis]
paralysis of the stomach; called also gastroparalysis and gastroplegia.

Patient discussion about gastroparesis.

Q. is anyone following a diet for gastroparesis? i developed a bezoar in the stomach, as a result of gastroparesis and it caused internal bleeding, was wondering of anyone else has or knows someone who has had a similar experience

A. brandon

well i had vegus nerve severed also many years ago (forty or so) never gave me trble till recently everything seems ok rite now, but i think it may br an ongoing thing

thanks

Q. I have just been diagnosed with gastroparesis. I'am looking for more info on treatment and experiences...

A. In most cases, treatment does not cure gastroparesis—it is usually a chronic condition. Treatment helps you manage the condition so you can be as healthy and comfortable as possible..there are medications that helps like Metoclopramide (Reglan) that stimulates stomach muscle contractions to help emptying. and dietary changes (having 6 small meals instead of big three..) and there even clinical trials with Botulinum Toxin that might be helpful, but still in research.

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After being struck down by gastroparesis, or paralysis of the stomach, Shimmi used to be sick more than 50 times a day.
Caused by damage to the vagus nerve, which regulates the digestive system, Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach in incapable of completely emptying food in a normal manner.
A second case involved a 30-year-old man who had nine hospitalizations during the first half of 2006 because of severe gastroparesis.
 
 
 
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