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I was told my stomach is filled with food and doesn't empty properly. what does that mean?
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Are you a diabetic?: Some diabetics will develop a condition called gastroparesis which causes gastric retention. You might also have a pyloric spasm or narrowing. Please see your family physicisan to get a referral to a gastroenterologist.
Answered 4/29/2014
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Gastroparesis: Unless there is a mechanical blockage at the outlet of your stomach, your stomach's failure to empty properly is due to a dysfunction of the nerves involved in emptying the stomach. This can be seen in diabetics. There are medications which improve stomach emptying(reglan, erythromycin) but a gastroenterologist is best to evaluate, advise and treat you.
Answered 4/29/2014
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