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View Post: Gastroparesis: Always Feeling Like You Just Ate Thanksgiving ...
9 Nov 2009 by cara  
In my post a few weeks ago about The Littlest Apple's picky eating, I mentioned that he has something called delayed gastric emptying. The medical term for this condition is gastroparesis. The most common cause for gastroparesis is ...
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View Post: Diagnosing Diabetic Gastroparesis
3 Aug 2006
Diagnosing diabetic gastroparesis is done through tests such as x-rays, manometry, and scanning. Specific tests used for diagnosing diabetic gastroparesis include: Barium x-ray; Barium beefsteak meal; Radioisotope gastric-emptying scan; Gastric manometry ... If the x-ray shows food in the stomach, diabetic gastroparesis is likely. If the x-ray shows an empty stomach but the doctor still suspects that you have delayed emptying, you may need to repeat the test another day. ...
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View Post: Treating Diabetes, Diabetic Neuropathy and Gastroparesis with ...
20 Oct 2009 by Dr. Sean Breen  
Just yesterday I had a 39 year old male with diabetes come into my office for a cannabis evaluation with the complaint of gastroparesis as a result of his diabetes. Gastroparesis is also called delayed gastric emptying and is a disorder ...
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View Post: SmartPill evaluates, evacuates your GI tract « Misc. Gadgets
11 Nov 2009 by amitg  
The new 510(k) release was an expansion of SmartPill's previous indication for use in evaluating patients with suspected delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis). “This is a significant milestone for the Company,” remarks David Barthel, ...
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View Post: Gastroparesis Digestive Disorder Causes Stomach Paralysis Bloating ...
30 Sep 2009 by Health Geek  
Anorexia nervosa or bulimia eating disorders may cause the development of delayed gastric emptying, which has similar symptoms as gastroparesis. Treatment for gastroparesis digestive disorder starts with adjusting your diet. ...
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View Post: Princess Dragon Mom: Word of the day: Gastroparesis
14 Oct 2009 by PDM  
Our recommendations are as follows: - Follow-up with Awesome GI Doc in 2-3 weeks - Follow-up with Awesome Primary Care Doc as scheduled - Follow-up biopsy results - Gastric emptying study to evaluate for gastroparesis ...
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View Post: Stomach pacemakers, Stomach paralysis, Gastric pacemaker ...
29 Oct 2009 by admin  
This form of disorder is known as gastroparesis or delayed gastric emptying wherein there is a major delay in the stomach emptying its contents. The most prevalent reason behind gastroparesis is diabetes. This condition has serious ...
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View Post: SmartPill - SmartPill gets FDA nod
11 Nov 2009
It has already been approved for analysis of suspected delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis). Inside the SmartPill lies a GI Monitoring System that is capable of transmitting data wirelessly to the SmartPill Data Receiver. ...
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View Post: The Road I'm On: Gastroparesis
24 Jul 2009 by Brittney  
Gastroparesis is a chronic digestive disorder characterized by objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of a mechanical obstruction.(6) Normal gastric emptying is the result of the coordination between fundic tone, ...
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