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* Other abnormal eating patterns. | * Other abnormal eating patterns. | ||
* Medications([[anticholinergics]] and [[narcotics]])that slow contractions in the intestine | * Medications([[anticholinergics]] and [[narcotics]])that slow contractions in the intestine | ||
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Chronic gastroparesis''' is frequently due to [[autonomic neuropathy]]. | '''Chronic gastroparesis''' is frequently due to [[autonomic neuropathy]]. | ||
* [[Type 1 diabetes]] or [[type 2 diabetes]]: The vagus nerve becomes damaged by years of high blood glucose, resulting in gastroparesis. [[Fibromyalgia]] | * [[Type 1 diabetes]] or [[type 2 diabetes]]: The vagus nerve becomes damaged by years of high blood glucose, resulting in gastroparesis. [[Fibromyalgia]] | ||
* [[Parkinson's disease]] | * [[Parkinson's disease]] | ||
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* [[Hypothyroidism]] | * [[Hypothyroidism]] | ||
* [[Gastroesophageal reflux disease]] | * [[Gastroesophageal reflux disease]] | ||
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Idiopathic gastroparesis''' (gastroparesis with no known cause) accounts for a third of all chronic cases; it is thought that many of these cases are due to an autoimmune response triggered by an [[viral infection|acute viral infection]] | '''Idiopathic gastroparesis''' (gastroparesis with no known cause) accounts for a third of all chronic cases; it is thought that many of these cases are due to an autoimmune response triggered by an [[viral infection|acute viral infection]] | ||
* [[Stomach flu]] | * [[Stomach flu]] | ||
* [[Mononucleosis]], and others have been anecdotally linked to the onset of the condition, but no systematic study has proven a link. | * [[Mononucleosis]], and others have been anecdotally linked to the onset of the condition, but no systematic study has proven a link. | ||
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Overview
Causes
Transient gastroparesis may arise in acute illness of any kind,
- Certain cancer treatments or other drugs which affect digestive action,
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
- Other abnormal eating patterns.
- Medications(anticholinergics and narcotics)that slow contractions in the intestine
Chronic gastroparesis is frequently due to autonomic neuropathy.
- Type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes: The vagus nerve becomes damaged by years of high blood glucose, resulting in gastroparesis. Fibromyalgia
- Parkinson's disease
- Mitochondrial disorder.
- Abdominal surgery.[1]
- Amyloidosis
- Scleroderma
- Abdominal migraine
- Hypothyroidism
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Idiopathic gastroparesis (gastroparesis with no known cause) accounts for a third of all chronic cases; it is thought that many of these cases are due to an autoimmune response triggered by an acute viral infection
- Stomach flu
- Mononucleosis, and others have been anecdotally linked to the onset of the condition, but no systematic study has proven a link.