Diabetic gastroparesis is a diabetes complication ... In extreme cases, you may need a feeding tube (also called a jejunostomy tube). A surgeon will put a special tube through your abdominal ...

Jessie Sharp, 29, has gastroparesis which means she can’t process food properly and has to rely on a feeding tube and gastric ...

Current treatment of gastroparesis involves a stepwise approach ... and hospitalizations. A jejunal feeding tube (jejunostomy or J-tube) may be required if the patient is having recurrent hospital ...

However, people with severe or treatment-resistant gastroparesis may have poor quality of life due to ongoing symptoms. About ...

During the study period, 15 patients referred for persistent unexplained vomiting were evaluated for suspected post-infectious gastroparesis ... continuous 24 h tube feeding for 3 weeks.

Gastroparesis is where food passes through ... six stone and I'm still losing weight now - having to eat through a feeding tube for 20 hours a day. "I don't have the energy.