· The ability to enjoy spicy food can feel like a lifelong skill that suddenly vanishes, leading to significant stomach discomfort after eating previously well-tolerated dishes. This shift in tolerance is not a mystery, but rather a reflection of changes in the body’s sensory pathways and the cumulative effects of time and health on the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroparesis is a condition in which the muscles in the stomach don't move food as they should for it to be digested.
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Most often, muscles contract to send food through the digestive tract. But with gastroparesis, the stomach's movement, called motility, slows or doesn't work at all. This keeps the stomach from emptying well. Often, the cause of ga...See full list on mayoclinic.orgSymptoms of gastroparesis include: 1.
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Vomiting. 2. Nausea. 3. Belly bloating.
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4. Belly pain. 5. Feeling full after eating just a few bites and long after eating a meal. 6. Vomiting undigested food eaten a few hours earlier.
7. Acid reflux. 8. Changes in blood sugar levels.