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Does gastroparesis go away?

Does Gastroparesis Go Away?

June 21, 2023

Does Gastroparesis Go Away? Gastroparesis is ‘paralysis of the stomach.’ It’s a functional disorder affecting your stomach nerves and muscles, in some cases involves your esophagus as well. It causes your stomach muscle contractions to be weaker and slower and leads to slower digestion. This leads to food sitting too long in your stomach. Symptoms include:…

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Acupuncture for gastroparesis

Suffer from gastroparesis? We can help!

May 2, 2021

Suffer from gastroparesis? We can help!   Gastroparesis is a condition that involves delayed gastric emptying of the stomach. There can be several causes on why a person could develop this including: diabetes, viral infection, post-surgical, autoimmune, medications, or it can be idiopathic “unknown” cause. Patients with gastroparesis often report nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating,…

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Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting

Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting

June 1, 2020

Research Update: Acupuncture and postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative nausea and vomiting, often caused by the body’s response to anesthesia, is a very common symptom. Depending on the severity, this can prolong a patient’s recovery time and the length of their hospital stay as well as cause complications to the surgery depending on the type…

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Acupuncture and chemotherapy

Can acupuncture help side effects of chemotherapy?

September 3, 2019

Research Update: Acupuncture and side effects of chemotherapy Many people seek integrative care while going through chemotherapy, mostly to help with the side effects of the treatments. The two most common side effects experienced are nausea and vomiting, a close runner up is low energy or fatigue. Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) affects 60-80%…

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Super spleen and optimal digestion

Your Super Spleen: Key to Healthy Digestion

October 10, 2014

Your super sleep and healthy digestion Did you know that Western and Eastern medicine both gather information about your health by how well your digestion is doing? The Spleen and Stomach, according to Chinese Medicine, provide the body with nourishment. Food is ingested, digested, transformed, transported, and assimilated into the physical body, creating bone, muscle,…

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