Introduction Gastroparesis can be a debilitating condition that affects patient quality of life. Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in hospital admissions and health care…
The term “gastroparesis” implies a partial or complete paralysis of the stomach as a result of muscle or nerve dysfunction. As this book will attest, gastroparesis is far more complex…
Introduction Gastroparesis (GP) is a complicated and multi-factorial disorder associated with variable symptoms of nausea, vomiting, early satiety, upper abdominal pain, post-prandial fullness, bloating, and/or belching . Although these symptoms…
Gastroparesis is a heterogeneous syndrome with variable clinical manifestations. Some patients present with regurgitation-predominant symptoms suggestive of gastroesophageal reflux disease, but effortless regurgitation of undigested foods after meals and at…
Although nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and postprandial fullness are the main symptoms of gastroparesis, abdominal pain can be a prominent symptom in some patients with gastroparesis. Treatment of abdominal pain…
Introduction Gastroparesis is a chronic disorder characterized by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction . The diagnosis of gastroparesis is confirmed in a symptomatic patient by demonstrating…
The digestive roles of the stomach The efficacy of nutrition therapy for gastroparesis is rooted in an understanding of the two predominant functions of the stomach: (1) it serves as…
Abbreviations GP gastroparesis ICCs interstitial cells of Cajal GCSI Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptoms Index PAGI-QOL Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders-Quality of Life GES gastric emptying scintigraphy WMC wireless motility capsule…
Introduction The most common etiologies of gastroparesis are typically understood to be post-infectious, post-operative, diabetic, and idiopathic (the latter often overlapping with post-infectious gastroparesis, which can be difficult to identify…
Introduction Postsurgical gastroparesis (PSG) is a syndrome of objectively delayed gastric emptying without mechanical obstruction following a surgical intervention on the stomach or esophagus. It most commonly results from a…
