gastroparesis' blog

Gastroparesis

Never heard of it? I am not suprised! The National Institure of Health estimates that 5 million Americans have been diagnosed with Gastroparesis making it a common condition.  To put it into perspective, that means that more people have Gastroparesis than the total population of the state of South Carolina! Gastroparesis is slow gastric emptying and is usually caused by damage to the vagus nerve.  The damage can be caused by Diabetes, Myopathies, Neuropathies, Autoimmune...
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