Everyone has stomach pain from time to time. Diabetic stomach pain, however, may be a sign of a serious dis order called gastroparesis. Gasterolparesis is a condition in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. This occurs because the vagus nerve, which controls the movement of food through the digestive tract, has either been damaged or stops working. This causes the muscles of the intestines to stop working properly and therefore the movement of the food is either slowed or stopped, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Aside from diabetic stomach pain, symptoms of this condition include:
- Heartburn
- Nausea
- Vomiting of undigested food
- Early feeling of fullness when eating
- Weight loss
- Abdominal bloating
- Erratic blood glucose levels
- Lack of appetite
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Spasms of the stomach wall
Gastroparesis makes diabetes more difficult to manage because it causes blood glucose levels to fluctuate dramatically. It …
