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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with gastroparesis may have a positive history of:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Surgery on gastrointestinal tract
- Physical and sexual abuse in female patients
Common symptoms
Common symptoms of gastroparesis include:[1]
- Chronic nausea (more than 90% of patients)
- Vomiting (especially of undigested food of several hours)
- Early satiety and sensation of postprandial fullness (in 60-86% of patients)
- Abdominal pain (in 50% of patients) which is:[2]
- Epigastric or periumbilical
- Constant
- Nocturnal
- Induced by eating
- Bloating
Less Common Symptoms
Patients might present with following symptoms in severe cases:[3]
- Weight loss
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Lack of appetite
- Heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux
- Spasms of the stomach wall
References
- ↑ Soykan I, Sivri B, Sarosiek I, Kiernan B, McCallum RW (1998). "Demography, clinical characteristics, psychological and abuse profiles, treatment, and long-term follow-up of patients with gastroparesis". Dig Dis Sci. 43 (11): 2398–404. PMID 9824125.
- ↑ Cherian D, Sachdeva P, Fisher RS, Parkman HP (2010). "Abdominal pain is a frequent symptom of gastroparesis". Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 8 (8): 676–81. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2010.04.027. PMID 20472097.
- ↑ Parkman HP (2015). "Idiopathic gastroparesis". Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 44 (1): 59–68. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2014.11.015. PMC 4324534. PMID 25667023.