Imagine not being able to finish a meal because you feel full all the time. That's what gastroparesis feels like.
Imagine not being able to finish a meal because you feel full all the time.A "foodie" from Central New Jersey finally has relief from it, thanks to a boss who found Temple Health's Motility Center.
"I love entertaining and I love cooking. I love feeding people. That's my purpose, says Kamala Johnson, Montgomery Twp., N.J.She had bad acid reflux, but suddenly one weekend, she wasn''t able to keep food down at all.Johnson underwent a host of tests, and saw several G-I specialists before learning she had gastroparesis.
Those specialists offered few answers or treatment. Finally, dogged research by her boss turned up Temple Health. "You have a slow-emptying stomach, meaning the food sits in there longer than it should, and it takes longer to go out of your stomach into your intestines," is how Temple Health gastroenterologist Dr. Zubair Malik defines gastroparesis.Past reflux, bariatric, lung, or pancreatic surgeries also increase the chance, as do some rheumatologic diseases.Fellow gastroenterologist Dr.
The doctors say there's one group of people who should be on alert for gastroparesis: those taking a popular new class of diabetes drugs which actually slows down the stomach.
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