A form of nerve damage that affects the stomach and intestines. With this condition, food is not digested properly and does not move through the stomach and intestinal tract normally. It can result in bouts of diarrhea or chronic constipation because the transit time of food can be altered by nerve damage. This type of nerve damage can also cause a significant problem with smooth control of blood sugars.
Paralysis of the stomach. It is a disease in which the stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion.
is a disorder affecting people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, where the stomach takes too long to empty its contents.
Abnormally slow emptying of the contents of the stomach.
A term describing slow emptying of the stomach. This induces nausea vomiting and pain. The disease is common in patients with diabetes. Medications may also cause gastroparesis. The disease may be associated with either a small pyloric channel (pyloric channel stenosis) or poor contractions of the muscles lining the stomach.
A form of nerve damage that affects the stomach. Food is not digested properly and does not move through the stomach in a normal way, resulting in vomiting, nausea, or bloating and interfering with diabetes management.
muscle or nerve damage in the stomach, which causes slow digestion and stomach emptying.
nerve or muscle damage in the stomach that causes slow digestion and emptying, vomiting, nausea, or bloating. Also called delayed gastric emptying.
Gastroparesis is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty normally from the stomach, and there is nausea and vomiting. Abdominal bloating and pain can result. See the entire definition of Gastroparesis
Nerve or muscle damage in the stomach. It causes slow digestion and slow emptying of the stomach. It can cause nausea, vomiting, feeling full after a small meal, bloating, abdominal pain, and heartburn. This condition is common in patients with a long history of diabetes.
A condition in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents (due to abnormal gastric motility), often seen as a complication of diabetes. Symptoms include bloating, nausea, vomiting and constipation. Treatment includes dietary modification and the use of cholinergic medications and metoclopromide.
Paralysis of the stomach, a type of neuropathy found in people with diabetes. Can have a great impact on blood glucose control due to its effect on the absorption of nutrients from foods eaten.
a form of neuropathy that affects the stomach. Digestion of food may be incomplete or delayed, resulting in nausea, vomiting, or bloating, making blood glucose control difficult.
Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents.