Illness Information for Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is the failure of the stomach to empty because of decreased gastric motility. Normally, your stomach contracts slowly to squeeze solid food into small particles. Your stomach pushes these compressed solids and liquids into the small bowel. With gastroparesis, the stomach is paralyzed, so its function is greatly reduced or lost. Because the stomach isn’t moving the food into the small bowel, it stays in the stomach longer than normal.
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