Gastroparesis

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title: Gastroparesis
text: Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a medical disorder consisting of weak muscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period of time. Stomach contents thus exit more slowly into the duodenum of the digestive tract. This can result in irregular absorption of nutrients, inadequate nutrition, and poor glycemic control. The opposite of this, where stomach contents exit quickly into the duodenum, is call
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description: Medical condition
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroparesis
date created: 2007-07-07T04:30:20Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T14:17:02Z
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