https://blog.katescarlata.com Kate Scarlata RD Sun, 02 Nov 2014 01:59:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.katescarlata.com/2014/11/01/heck-gastroparesis/ https://blog.katescarlata.com/2014/11/01/heck-gastroparesis/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:11:59 +0000 https://blog.katescarlata.com/?p=7239 Today’s topic will be about a functional gut disorder called gastroparesis.  In short, this is a condition in which the stomach is very slow to empty.  Typically, strong muscular contractions push food through your digestive tract. In gastroparesis, the muscles in the wall of your stomach work poorly.  This inhibits food from being emptied adequately. […]]]> https://blog.katescarlata.com/2014/11/01/heck-gastroparesis/feed/ 31 7239