Characteristics of patients with chronic unexplained nausea and vomiting and normal gastric emptying.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Chronic nausea and vomiting with normal gastric emptying is a poorly understood syndrome; we analyzed its characteristics.

Methods

We collected and analyzed data from 425 patients with chronic nausea and vomiting, enrolled at 6 centers by the Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Registry.

Results

Among the patients, 319 (75%) had delayed emptying, defined by the results of a standardized, low-fat meal, and 106 had normal gastric emptying. Patients with or without delayed emptying did not differ in age, sex, or race, although those with normal gastric emptying were less likely to be diabetic. Symptom severity indexes were similar between groups for nausea, retc

SUBMITTER: Pasricha PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3123425 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature