An impaired nerve may not send signals properly to your stomach and intestine. In many cases, gastroparesis is associated with diabetes, due to the harmful impact of diabetes on the vagus nerve, which is important in activating stomach contractions and moving food out into your small intestine. We may perform stomach endoscopy, pressure testing of the esophagus (manometry), or other imaging and blood tests as part of the evaluation. Typically, you consume a meal containing a radiolabel, and a special camera monitors the progress of the radiolabel through the stomach and into the small intestine. We suspect a diagnosis of gastroparesis based on your symptoms and medical history, but the diagnosis is established firmly with a test that measures the emptying of the stomach. Gastroparesis can be intermittent or continuous, so symptoms may come and go or they can occur daily. Blockages formed from hardened, undigested food.Heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).This can cause a number of symptoms and complications: If the stomach contractions are weak or poorly coordinated, the stomach fails to empty properly, resulting in retention of partially digested good in the stomach. Normally, your stomach contracts in a coordinated and sequential motion in order to grind up the food you eat, mix it with acid a digestive gastric juice, and then propel it into the small intestine, which absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream.
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