Question

Gastroparesis is a condition that causes a partial paralysis of the stomach. The stomach has reduced ability to contract to move food through the digestive system. Some common symptoms of gastroparesis are abdominal pain, nausea, and feeling full after eating a small amount of food. What would be the most likely cause of this condition? A. damage to nerves that control the stomach B. lack of pancreatic juices and bile C. lack of enzymes in the small intestine D. damage to the mucus lining of the stomach

Answer 1

Symptoms of this condition include paralysis of the stomach muscles. Muscles are controlled by nerve impulses, therefore the most likely cause for this condition is (A.) damage to nerves that control the stomach

B. lack of pancreatic juices and bile -> this will lead to food not being chemically brokend down properly in the stomach and oils not mixing with water leading to malnutirion

C. Lack of enzymes in the small intestine -> this will also lead to food not being chemically digested and malnutrition