In a person with a normal stomach, the stomach empties into the small intestine after about 45 minutes of digestion. To achieve this, the stomach sends itself a signal to contract; and, when it contracts it squeezes the food out. Gastroparesis occurs when the stomach fails to empty into the small intestine. The stomach’s signal is too week to convince it to do its job.
Gastroparesis is relatively common among people living with Parkinson’s disease. It is another uncomfortable development in a life already laden with the complexities of disease, when an individual develops gastroparesis. Furthermore diagnosing the disorder has been more complex until now. This week, the FDA approved a new device that a patient can swallow, the
Smart Pill. This is a device that helps physicians and patients diagnose gastroparesis without the discomfort and risk of current diagnostic procedures.
It is entirely possible that neurologists, or internal medicine physicians, will administer this treatment themselves. So far, it does not appear to be complex enough to warrant a referral to a gastroenterologist (stomach specialist).
This television story provides you with more insight about the treatment.
If you are interested in learning more about the SmartPill, email me at
mnilsen@myparkinsonsinfo.com, and I’ll get you more information.
The New Face on MTV Battles With You
At eighteen years of age Michael Gibson learned that PD was his new companion in life. This young resident from a village in Lancashire, England will begin his new work as a television presenter next week. He is also working on a documentary about living with Parkinson’s disease. Each movie, documentary and news story that the public considers, helps the cause, and moves toward the cure.
To read more about Micheal Gibson,
click here.
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