I have been diagnosed with iritis and gastroparesis. Gastric symptoms started in October and I developed iritis the ending of last year. Labs came back normal for autoimmune disorders. Could these issues be related and should I seek a second opinion?

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A 27-year-old male asked:

Would it be benefitial to stimulate igf1 in a person with gastroparesis? To heal en repopulate icc gastric cells? Your opinion?

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A 37-year-old female asked:

I have gastroparesis, does that also delay medications from absorbing or digesting?

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A 30-year-old female asked:

I have gastroparesis & chronic reactive gastritis. Have had severe gastric pain x3 days. At what point should I call my gi?

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A 30-year-old female asked:

Been having a lot of gastric pain, nausea, and lack of energy. Have gastroparesis. At what point should I be concerned?

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dose donperenone improve the gastroparesis or just improve symptoms if i stop taking it would gastric motility be better or the same as before?

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A 36-year-old female asked:

I have gastroparesis, am I able to have gastric bypass surgery?

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A male asked:

Can damage to the vagus nerve cause a tonic-clonic seizure? My seizure was 9 months after gastric volvulus surgery. I have gastroparesis.

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A 26-year-old female asked about a male:

Son is 3, w/gtube (ftt, global delay, gastroparesis, hypotonia, chronic vomiting) gaining weight some, but height stopped over a year ago. Suggestions?

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A 25-year-old female asked:

I have gastroparesis. Md wants reglan (metoclopramide) but I have a family history of Parkinson's and a personal history of depression and anxiety. What about the gastric sleeve?

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A 30-year-old female asked:

Have gastropatesis and my t 1/2 time is 345min. What is the t 1/2 time on a gastric emptying study and how bad is a t 1/2 time of 345 min? Appt in am.

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A 51-year-old female asked:

Are hypochloridia and delayed gastric emptying linked? Could you point me to any clinical papers please.

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A 30-year-old female asked:

Can you have both delayed and rapid gastric emptying?

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A 35-year-old female asked:

Can gastric reflux cause delayed gastric emptying? Also can a dairy intolerance cause gastric reflux?

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A male asked:

Can Gallbladder hypokinesis cause Delayed Gastric Emptying? Will having Gallbladder removed possibly fix the delayed Gastric emptying? Thank you

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A 20-year-old female asked:

I got a gastric emptying study done and im confused on the results. At 30 minutes I was at 100%, at 1 hour I was at 100%, and at 2 hours I was at 67% but when it came to 4 hours I was at 5% Does that indicate delayed stomach emptying or no?

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A 31-year-old male asked:

Can PPIs cause delayed gastric emptying? I had 4 cycles of BEP chemo for testicular cancer 1yr ago. Could this also cause delayed emptying long term?

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A 35-year-old female asked:

My son has hlhs (a chd), delayed gastric emptying and reactive airway. What meds are available besides bethanechol to help his stomach to empty?

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A 33-year-old female asked:

Subacute thyroiditis, only TSH high 7 but other all normal. Have hypo symptoms. Doc says symp r not due to thyroid. Delay in gastric emptying related ?

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A 18-year-old member asked:

What forms of treatment are available for delayed gastrict emptying?

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A 51-year-old female asked:

Does excess gastrin reduce stomach motility which delays gastric emptying?

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A member asked:

Doc said gastric bypass 4 severe gastroperesis? What r major changes post op? Food/exercise restrictions? Active 27yo, not diabetic, 52.7kg 67" thx :)

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A 66-year-old male asked:

My grandson (2 1/2 years old) has diagnosed gastroparesis- very slow emptying of stomach. Can he grow out of it? Any treatment/medication for this?

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A 30-year-old male asked:

Would gastroparesis show up on an endoscopy? Or do you need to do a stomach emptying test

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A 42-year-old female asked:

I have gastroparesis due to nerve damage. I may not be able to eat for 2-3 days since my stomach is full. Is there any way to induce stomach-emptying?

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Can gastroparesis come and go?had an emptying study done last year and at 4 hours my stomach was 96% empty,but some food feels like it stays for hours

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A 65-year-old female asked:

Gastric Bypass Reversal surgeon ordered annual blood work. PTH intact is 87. Calcium (not ionized) 9.5. Vit D 32.Appt has been delayed until Aug. but nurse told me to take Calcium. Make sense? Is 87 concerning?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Have nausea that is unrelated to my medication. Can my MS be causing this p s it is not vertigo related either... Is gastroparesis a possible cause?

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Common	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2			Rare
Preteen6-13
Teenager14-18
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis)

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Common

Common

Incurable but treatment can help

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

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