Gastroparesis

By: Thomson-Smith, Lydia D.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gastroparesis, also known as delayed gastric emptying, is a medical condition consisting of a paresis - partial paralysis - of the stomach. This results in food remaining in the stomach for an abnormal - longer than normal - period of time. Normally, the vagus nerve controls the stomach which contracts to move food down into the small intestine for digestion. Gastroparesis may occur when the vagus nerve is damaged and the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally. As a result, food moves slowly or stops moving through the digestive tract...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6130142072
• ISBN13: 9786130142070
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Fastbook Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"