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Nausea is a common symptom of gastroparesis (GP). The study is to determine the manifestations and impact of nausea in GP and to determine if there are any differences in diabetic (DG) and idiopathic gastroparesis (IG).

Methods

The patients referred for GP symptoms underwent gastric emptying scintigraphy and completed the Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Disorders-Symptom Severity Index (PAGI-SYM), Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders-Quality of Life (PAGI-QOL), SF-36v2 Health-Related Quality-of-Life survey, and the Nausea Profile (NP).

Results

Fifty-nine GP patients (20 diabetic, 39 idiopathic; 52 female; mean age 43 y) with delayed gastric emptying were enrolled. Nausea was an important symptom in these patients as assessed by PAGI-SYM (2.3±0.2) and it correlated with worse quality of life by PAGI-QOL (r=− 0.299; P= 0.021). The nausea and vomiting scores were similar in …