Gastroparesis Bitisa kandel

What is gastroparesis

+Gastroparesis is a condition that affects the normal

spontaneous movement of the muscles (motility) in
your stomach
+Ordinarily, strong muscular contractions propel food
through your digestive tract. But if you have
gastroparesis, your stomach's motility is slowed down
or doesn't work at all, preventing your stomach from
emptying properly.
Causes and symptoms?
+ Causes + Symptoms
+ It's not always clear what leads to + Vomiting
gastroparesis,
+ Nausea
+ it can be caused by damage to a nerve that
+ Abdominal bloating/ pain
controls the stomach muscles (vagus nerve).
+ A feeling of fullness after eating just a few
+ poorly controlled type 1 diabetes or type 2
bites
diabetes
+ Acid reflux

+ Changes in blood sugar levels

+ Lack of appetite

+ Weight loss and malnutrition

 How many suffer from it
+ A study revealed that, Ireland, Gastroparesis affects 4-8% of
the entire community. Age group between 17-58 years are
mostly been affected by this disease.
 The treatment
Ultrasound: Changing your diet:
Gastroparesis has been treated with the help ultrasound, referred by your doctor or dietitians
which uses sound waves to create an image of your organs
and can be used to rule out pancreatitis and gallbladder
disease.

Surgical treatment
Medication:
+ feeding tube (jejunostomy tube) be placed in the small
+ Medication that can stimulate the stomach muscles e.g., intestine.
metoclopramide (Reglan) and erythromycin.
+ The tube is usually temporary and is only used when
+ Medication that controls nausea and vomiting e.g., gastroparesis is severe or when blood sugar levels
diphenhydramine (Benadryl), ondansetron (Zofran) and can't be controlled by any other method.
Prochlorperazine (Compro)
Reflection
What I enjoy about researching this topic?
+ I enjoyed researching about what gastroparesis was because I hadn’t heard of this disorder before. It was interesting to
research about the symptoms and the causes of this disorder. I didn’t know that 4% to 8% of Irish people suffer from this
disorder. It was nice to know that there are many different treatments for this disorder even thought there is no permeant
treatment for it. I like that I was about to get a better understanding what gastroparesis is and it also made me appreciate the
difficulties that people with is disorder go through.

What did I find challenging about researching the topic?

+ I found it difficult to find a lot of information of the number of people this this disorder has effect. Also, a lot of the site that I was
looking information on didn’t give me a clear indication of who wrote the information and when they were written, so I just had to
us the links as references.

What more would I Iike to know about gastroparesis?

+ It would be interesting to know if there is anymore research bring done to find a permeant solution or treatment for this disorder.
I would like to know more about similar disorder that could affect the digestion system.
Reference slide
+ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gastroparesis/symptoms-causes/syc-203
55787
+ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gastroparesis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20
355792
+ https://www.omicsonline.org/ireland/gastroparesis-peer-reviewed-pdf-ppt-articles/
+ https://www.gastroconsa.com/patient-education/gastroparesis/
+ https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ultrasound-imaging
+ https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/peg-pej-tube-feeding