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By Mayo Clinic staffGastroparesis is a condition in which the muscles in your stomach don't function normally.
Ordinarily, strong muscular contractions propel food through your digestive tract. But in gastroparesis, the muscles in the wall of your stomach work poorly or not at all. This prevents your stomach from emptying properly. Gastroparesis can interfere with digestion, cause nausea and vomiting, and play havoc with blood sugar levels and nutrition.
There is no cure for gastroparesis. Making changes to your diet may help you cope with gastroparesis signs and symptoms, but that's not always enough. Gastroparesis medications may offer some relief, but some can cause serious side effects.
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- Hejazi RA, et al. Treatment of refractory gastroparesis: Gastric and jejunal tubes, Botox, gastric electrical stimulation and surgery. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2009;19:73.
- Gastroparesis. ADA Nutrition Care Manual. http://nutritioncaremanual.org/index.cfm?Page=Diseases&topic=32689&headingid=32690. Accessed Oct. 14, 2009.
