An endoscopy will show gastroparesis and it's one of the most effective tools in diagnosing cases of gastroparesis in people.
The flexible scope of the endoscopy tool will be introduced through your mouth which is then capable of showing real time images of your interior digestive organs and show gastroparesis if you have it.
The people who is likely to get gastroparesis are people that have diabetes and people who have had surgery on their esophagus, small intestine or stomach that can injure the vagus nerve and people who have had certain cancer treatments such as radiation therapy on the stomach or chest area.
Other health issues that put you at risk for developing gastroparesis include certain medications such as narcotic pain medications, infection from a virus, abdominal surgery and Scleroderma which is a connective tissue disease.
You can know if you have gastroparesis by the signs and symptoms of gastroparesis which include feeling full after little food is eaten and nausea, bloating, abdominal pain, stomach pain, heart burn and pain in your upper abdomen, burning in the chest, belching, indigestion and regurgitation.
You should suspect gastroparesis when you have chronic abdominal pain, chronic bloating, postprandial fullness, early satiety, chronic vomiting or chronic nausea.
You don't always throw up with gastroparesis as only some people with gastroparesis experience vomiting and vomiting is occurs in only 50 percent of people with gastroparesis.
Gastroparesis will feel like a fullness after eating only a few bites or small amounts of food, abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, and vomiting of undigested food that was eaten only a few hours earlier.
The age at which gastroparesis starts is any age and can range from your teen years to well into your 90s.
The Stage 1 diet for gastroparesis is a diet that is not adequate in all nutrients except for sodium and potassium and should not be consumed for longer than 3 days.
Foods for the stage 1 diet for gastroparesis include vegetables, breads, cereals and grains, meats and meat substitutes and fats and oils.
With gastroparesis you will lose weight because you don't get enough nutrients which is called malnutrition.
The main cause of gastroparesis is diabetes, because diabetes can damage your nerves such as your vagus nerve and nerves and special cells that are called pacemaker cells that are in the wall of your stomach.
Not eating can cause gastroparesis as not eating slows down your heart rate and contractions of your stomach and intestines which causes both gastroparesis and even constipation.
The deficiency that causes gastroparesis is a Vitamin B12 deficiency as well as an iron deficiency and vitamin D deficiency.
The best medication for gastroparesis is Metoclopramide which increases movements in your digestive tract and digestive system to help food pass through more quickly and more efficiently.
Stage 3 gastroparesis is severe gastroparesis which is gastric failure which is characterized in people who do not respond to medications that are used to treat gastroparesis.
In people with stage 3 gastroparesis they cannot maintain proper hydration or nutrition and may require intravenous fluids and medications as well as surgery and other nutrition.
The stages of gastroparesis are.
Stage 1: Mild Gastroparesis.
Stage 2: Compensated gastroparesis.
Stage 3: Severe gastroparesis.
The place you hurt with gastroparesis is in your upper or central midline abdomen and the gastroparesis pain is described as sickening or cramping.
Gastroparesis can be mistaken for something else such as GERD or other GI disorders.
The presenting symptoms of functional dyspepsia mimic those of gastroparesis, leading to overdiagnosis of gastroparesis.
Functional dyspepsia should be considered first in people with characteristic upper GI symptoms suggestive of gastroparesis.
The drinks that are good for gastroparesis are fruit and vegetable smoothies, yogurt smoothies, water, tea, fruit juices, vegetable juices.
V-8 juice is a good juice to drink when you have gastroparesis and other good juices that also are good for gastroparesis include grape juice, cranberry juice, apple juice and pineapple juice.
Medications that should be avoided with gastroparesis are allergy medicines, high blood pressure medicines, opioid pain relievers and antidepressants as taking these medications with gastroparesis can make the condition worse.
Your stomach does sometimes swell with gastroparesis and you may even experience tenderness of the stomach with gastroparesis.
The signs and symptoms of gastroparesis include possible stomach swelling and tenderness, heartburn, pain in the upper abdomen, too much belching, too much bloating, vomiting, nausea, feeling full long after eating, feeling full soon after starting a meal.
Gastroparesis is a type of stomach failure in which your stomach is basically paralyzed.
The condition gastroparesis is paralysis of the stomach that affections the stomach nerves and muscles and makes the stomach muscle contractions slower and weaker than they need to be to digest the food properly and pass it on through your intestines.
When this happens it causes the food to sit too long in the stomach.
Gastroparesis is a disorder which slows or stops the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine, even though there is no blockage in the stomach or intestines.
The condition gastroparesis is also called delayed gastric emptying.
The most common cause of gastroparesis is diabetes which can damage nerves such as your vagus nerve and nerves and special cells called pacemaker cells in the wall of your stomach.
Your vagus nerve controls the muscles of your stomach and your small intestine.
Gastroparesis can also interfere with a persons normal digestion, cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Gastroparesis can also cause problems with your blood sugar levels and nutrition.
Although there's no cure for gastroparesis, changes to your diet, along with medication, can offer some relief from gastroparesis.
Gastroparesis mortality is highly variable, ranging from 4% in a mixed cohort of inpatients and outpatients followed for 2 years to 37% in diabetic gastroparesis patients requiring nutritional support.
Doctors can test for gastroparesis by the use of lab tests, upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, imaging tests, and tests to measure how fast your stomach is emptying its contents to diagnose gastroparesis.
Gastroparesis slows down your whole digestive process, which can delay your bowel movements.
It can also deliver large, undigested pieces of food to your intestines, which are more difficult to pass through.
Your doctor can perform urine tests and blood tests to diagnose gastroparesis.
Urine tests are important in showing signs of infection, dehydration, diabetes, or kidney problems.
Blood tests are used to detect signs of inflammation, dehydration, malnutrition, and infections.
If gastroparesis is left untreated the food tends to remain longer in the stomach.
This can lead to bacterial overgrowth from the fermentation of food.
The food material can also harden to form bezoars.
These lead to obstruction in the gut, nausea and severe vomiting and reflux symptoms.