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Diabetic Gastroparesis Definition
Common names:
  • Delayed Stomach Emptying due to Diabetes
  • Diabetic Gastroparesis
  • Gastroparesis Diabetes
  • Slow Stomach Emptying due to Diabetes
A person with diabetic gastroparesis has damage to the autonomic nerves that stimulate the stomach to push food into the intestine. As a result, the stomach to take longer than normal to push food into the small intestine. Images

Symptoms include a poor appetite, feeling of stomach fullness, abdominal swelling, and nausea.

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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