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Bookmark or Share- Gastroparesis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicGastroparesis is a condition in which the muscles in the stomach don't move food as they should for it to be digested. Most often, muscles contract to send food through the digestive tract. But with gastroparesis, the stomach's movement, called motility, slows or doesn't work at all.
- Diabetic neuropathy - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicDiabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes. High blood sugar (glucose) can injure nerves throughout the body. Diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in the legs and feet. Depending on the affected nerves, diabetic neuropathy symptoms include pain and numbness in the legs, feet and hands.
- Gastroparesia - Diagnóstico y tratamiento - Mayo ClinicMedicamentos. Los medicamentos para tratar la gastroparesis pueden ser: Medicamentos para estimular los músculos del estómago. En este grupo de medicamentos, se incluyen la metoclopramida (Reglan) y la eritromicina. La metoclopramida conlleva un riesgo de efectos secundarios graves.
- Diagnosis and management of patients with gastroparesisGastroparesis is characterized by a delay in gastric emptying associated with upper gastrointestinal symptoms and no evidence of a mechanical obstruction. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, early satiety and postprandial fullness. Often, idiopathic gastroparesis may develop postoperatively or after an infection.
- Gastroparesis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicScintigraphy. This is the main test used to diagnose gastroparesis. It involves eating a light meal, such as eggs and toast, that has a small amount of radioactive material in it. A scanner follows the movement of the radioactive material. The scanner goes over the belly to show the rate at which food leaves the stomach.
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