Cody had a great Christmas enjoying all of his gifts (many came from friends) and he especially enjoyed making a birthday cake for baby Jesus.

Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a medical condition consisting of a paresis (partial paralysis) of the stomach ("gastro-"), resulting in food remaining in the stomach for a longer period of time than normal. Normally, the stomach contracts to move food down into the small intestine for digestion. The vagus nerve controls these contractions. Gastroparesis may occur when the vagus nerve is damaged and the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally. Food then moves slowly or stops moving through the digestive tract.
You can see the full article at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroparesis
There is also a website that I visit for any extra information at:
http://www.g-pact.org/gpinfo.htm
2 comments:
I am so glad you finally know what is wrong. I am sure you will figure out what to do for him.
Wow- your son sounds just like my little guy. Our son is borderline for gastroparesis, but only eats a couple bites and then is full. We haven't seen the gastroenterologist yet (our ENT ordered the scintiscan that found the problem), but we're having an upper GI done next week.
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