American College of Gastroenterology
The professional organization’s website includes a patient education and resource center with information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis.
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Gastroparesis occurs when the emptying of your stomach happens too slowly or not at all.
IU Health has one of the largest programs in the country for gastroparesis. We provide diagnosis and treatment using advanced tools and techniques.
With gastroparesis, the muscles of the stomach do not work properly. They don't break up food and move it to the small intestine where nutrient absorption normally takes place.
It is more common among women and is one of several disorders relating to muscle movements that carry food through the digestive system. There is no cure, but there are treatment options that can help improve quality of life.
Untreated, it can lead to dehydration, malnutrition and bezoars (hardened masses of food that can block the digestive tract).
Symptoms of gastroparesis can include:
Some patients often get dehydrated, have weight loss from malnourishment, and have electrolyte or mineral imbalances.
Gastroparesis can develop when the vagus nerve, which controls the stomach muscles, becomes damaged.
Diabetes most commonly causes this condition. It also makes diabetes management more challenging. That's because it causes food to leave the stomach at unpredictable times. When food finally does enter the small intestine, it increases blood sugar.
Other causes include:
In many cases, physicians cannot find a cause.
With gastroparesis, the muscles of the stomach do not work properly. They don't break up food and move it to the small intestine where nutrient absorption normally takes place.
It is more common among women and is one of several disorders relating to muscle movements that carry food through the digestive system. There is no cure, but there are treatment options that can help improve quality of life.
Untreated, it can lead to dehydration, malnutrition and bezoars (hardened masses of food that can block the digestive tract).
Symptoms of gastroparesis can include:
Some patients often get dehydrated, have weight loss from malnourishment, and have electrolyte or mineral imbalances.
Gastroparesis can develop when the vagus nerve, which controls the stomach muscles, becomes damaged.
Diabetes most commonly causes this condition. It also makes diabetes management more challenging. That's because it causes food to leave the stomach at unpredictable times. When food finally does enter the small intestine, it increases blood sugar.
Other causes include:
In many cases, physicians cannot find a cause.
Your doctor will do a series of tests that can include the following:
Your doctor will do a series of tests that can include the following:
Gastroparesis affects each person differently. IU Health physicians develop treatment plans based on your specific symptoms, needs and goals. Although no cure exists, your physicians provide effective treatment to relieve your symptoms and help you get proper nutrition.
Your healthcare team includes experienced specialists in the following areas:
Your team’s close relationship with Indiana University School of Medicine allows them to conduct research to improve care. They offer clinical trials of new treatments.
Treatment options for gastroparesis include:
Gastroparesis affects each person differently. IU Health physicians develop treatment plans based on your specific symptoms, needs and goals. Although no cure exists, your physicians provide effective treatment to relieve your symptoms and help you get proper nutrition.
Your healthcare team includes experienced specialists in the following areas:
Your team’s close relationship with Indiana University School of Medicine allows them to conduct research to improve care. They offer clinical trials of new treatments.
Treatment options for gastroparesis include:
The professional organization’s website includes a patient education and resource center with information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis.
This patient-focused group provides gastroparesis education and patient stories about others living with the disease.
Search the ClinicalTrials.gov database for recruiting or not-yet recruiting studies of gastroparesis at Indiana university.
This nonprofit group provides information and support to people affected by gastroparesis and other gastrointestinal conditions.
This U.S. government website contains easy-to-understand explanations of gastroparesis and many other digestive conditions.
The professional organization’s website includes a patient education and resource center with information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis.
This patient-focused group provides gastroparesis education and patient stories about others living with the disease.
Search the ClinicalTrials.gov database for recruiting or not-yet recruiting studies of gastroparesis at Indiana university.
This nonprofit group provides information and support to people affected by gastroparesis and other gastrointestinal conditions.
This U.S. government website contains easy-to-understand explanations of gastroparesis and many other digestive conditions.