Nausea and vomiting in gastroparesis: similarities and differences in idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nausea and vomiting are classic symptoms of gastroparesis. It remains unclear if characteristics of nausea and vomiting are similar in different etiologies of gastroparesis. The aims of this article were as follows: to describe characteristics of nausea and vomiting in patients with gastroparesis and to determine if there are differences in nausea and vomiting in diabetic (DG) and idiopathic gastroparesis (IG).

Methods

Gastroparetic patients enrolling in the NIDDK Gastroparesis Registry underwent assessment with history and questionnaires assessing symptoms, quality of life, and a questionnaire characterizing nausea and vomiting.

Key results

Of 159 gastroparesis patients (107 IG, 52 DG), 96% experienced nausea, whereas 65% experienced vomiting. Nausea was p

SUBMITTER: Parkman HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5125878 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature