It’s national Gastroparesis Awareness Month, so I thought it was a good time to teach you more about the condition called gastroparesis. “Gastro” means stomach and “paresis” means partially paralyzed.

Whether you're sorting out the symptoms of an undiagnosed condition or grappling with the weight of a recent diagnosis, gastroparesis can be a complicated and daunting disease to navigate. You'll ...

Many people with diabetes experience a well-known condition called diabetic neuropathy, which affects the nerves and causes numbness and tingling in the feet. Yet you might not know that a digestive ...

Gastroparesis occurs when the stomach's motility—the movement of the stomach muscles—becomes impaired. This condition means that food, liquids, and digestive juices remain in the stomach for longer ...

A gastroparesis diet involves eating smaller meals with foods that are softer and lower in fiber and fat to better cope with symptoms of delayed gastric emptying. With gastroparesis, the normal ...

After giving you a sedative to help you become drowsy, the doctor passes a long, thin tube called an endoscope through your mouth and gently guides it down the throat, also called the esophagus, into ...

Do you feel full immediately even after eating a small meal? Do you feel like vomiting, heartburn, and bloating? This may be due to a condition called gastroparesis. It affects your stomach nerves and ...

Question: Would you write about gastroparesis and what can be done about it? Answer: Gastroparesis is a condition where the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestines is delayed. Overall ...

Gastroparesis is a condition that leads to delayed emptying of the stomach’s contents after a meal. Normally the stomach contracts to move the food and its contents down into the small intestine for ...