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Diseases » Gastroparesis » Glossary

Glossary for Gastroparesis

Amyloidosis: A rare group of metabolic disorders where a protein called amyloid accumulates in body organs and tissues where it can cause damage and is potentially fatal. Symptoms depend on the organs involved. There are numerous forms of the condition: primary amyloidosis, secondary amyloidosis, hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis and familial amyloidosis.
Anorexia Nervosa: A disorder where a distorted sense of body image leads to self-starvation to the point of death in some cases.
Autonomic nerve disorders: A disorder of the nervous system concerned with regulation of activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, usually restricted to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
Autonomic neuropathy: A disorder of the nervous system concerned with regulation of activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, usually restricted to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
Belching: The release of gas from the digestive tract through the mouth.
Bulimia nervosa: Eating disorder with binging (overeating) and purging (vomiting).
Celiac Disease: Digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet.
Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
Diabetic Diarrhea: Diarrhea that occurs in diabetics as a result of the damage done by diabetes to the digestive system. Digestive system damage is caused by intestinal neuropathy (damage to intestinal nerves) or bacterial overgrowth or both.
Diabetic Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is a diabetic complication that occurs from neuropathy of the stomach nerve (called the "vagus nerve"). This causes digestive difficulties as the food starts to move too slowly through the stomach.
Diabetic neuropathy: Nerve damage from diabetes affecting any body part; most commonly feet.
Digestive Diseases: Diseases that affect the digestive system
Digestive symptoms: Any symptoms affecting the digestive tract.
Domperidone - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Domperidone during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
EGE: A rare disorder where white blood cells (eosinophils) infiltrate the layers of the lining of the stomach and intestines and cause gastrointestinal symptoms. The degree of infiltration will determine the severity of symptoms.
Endocrine disorders: Any disorder that affects the endocrine system
Fullness: Early feeling of fullness from eating
GAS: Excessive flatulence or belching from gas over-production.
Gall bladder conditions: Any condition that affects the gallbladder
Gastric Ulcer: A gastric ulcer is a break in the normal tissue that lines the stomach.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Repeated reflux of stomach acid into the throat.
Headache-free migraine: A syndrome with no headache but other migraine-like symptoms
Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone production.
Idiopathic gastroparesis: In many patients a cause of the gastroparesis cannot be found and the disorder is termed idiopathic gastroparesis.
Indigestion: Various eating symptoms of indigestion (dyspepsia)
Metabolic disorders: Disorders that affect the metabolic system in human
Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas causing digestive complaints.
Parkinson's Disease: Degenerative brain condition characterised by tremor.
Scleroderma: A rare, progressive connective tissue disorder involving thickening and hardening of the skin and connective tissue. There are a number of forms of scleroderma with some forms being systemic (involving internal organs).
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis: A very rare syndrome characterized by progressive ataxia, eye muscle problems and a speech disorder (dysarthria).
Stomach Conditions: Any condition that affects a persons stomach
Stomach cancer: Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs
Stress: Emotional stress (sometimes refers to physical stress)
Sudden Digestive Conditions: Various forms of sudden acute digestive upset.
Type 1 diabetes: Severe insulin-treated diabetes typically occurring in young people.
Type 2 diabetes: Most common diabetes in adults, usually progressing slowly, mostly treated without insulin at diagnosis.
Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.
Weight loss: Loss of body weight.