Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a medical condition in which the stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion. Symptoms include:
- feeling full soon after starting a meal
- feeling full long after eating a meal
- nausea
- vomiting
- too much bloating
- pain in your upper abdomen
- heartburn
Causes of Gastroparesis:
Diabetes is the most common known underlying cause of gastroparesis. Diabetes can damage nerves, such as the vagus nerve and special cells, called pacemaker cells, in the wall of the stomach. The vagus nerve controls the muscles of the stomach and small intestine. If the vagus nerve is damaged or stops working, the muscles of the stomach and small intestine do not work normally. The movement of food through the digestive tract is then slowed or stopped. Similarly, if nerves or pacemaker cells in the wall of the stomach are damaged or do not work normally, the stomach does not empty.
Other known causes of gastroparesis include:
- injury to the vagus nerve due to surgery on your esophagus, stomach, or small intestine
- hypothyroidism
- certain autoimmune diseases, such as scleroderma
- certain nervous system disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
- viral infections of your stomach
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