Gastric electrical stimulation, also called implantable gastric stimulation, involves using a minor, battery-operated gastric neurotransmitter implanted beneath the skin in the lower abdominal region and delivers mild electrical impulses. This therapy reduces the chronic drug-resistant symptoms associated with gastroparesis and brings about weight loss in obese patients.
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My bottom part of the belly is inflated. What could be the cause?
Query: Hello doctor, I feel that the bottom part of my belly is always inflated, and especially at nights when I eat something, I feel like it does not get digest. But during the day I do not have this problem. Also, I have done the gammagraphy test for my intestinal transit rate, and it was the three tim... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query, and from what you have mentioned, it appears that you have idiopathic gastroparesis. You might benefit from a highly specialized gastroenterologist consultation for consideration of gastric pacemaker or gastric electrical stimulation. Gastric elect... Read Full »
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