Gastroparesis
How our dietitians can help you
- Managing symptoms: Our number one goal is to help you reduce symptoms such as nausea, bloating, early satiety, and abdominal discomfort while maintaining diet diversity and food enjoyment.
- Tailored Food Swaps: We work with you to develop strategies around food choices, meal timing, food texture and nutrient (fat, protein, carbs and fibre) to symptom patterns.
- Flexible Planning and Nutrition Support: We understand that your gastroparesis symptoms can fluctuate, and work closely with you to adapt strategies as needed. With the aim of maintaining nutrition, this may include consulting about oral nutrition supplements or fortified fluids when intake is inadequate, especially when symptoms need settling.
- Quality of Life: Our priority is to avoid unnecessary dietary restrictions and support clients in regaining confidence and enjoyment in eating.
More about Gastroparesis
Dietary Management
Gastroparesis is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to move food into the small intestines, which can only be confirmed by doing a gastric emptying test for gastrointetsinal motility. It can cause nausea, vomiting, weight loss, poor appetite, reflux, bloating, abdominal discomfort, and early satiety (feeling of fullness when eating). The cause of gastroparesis is not completely understood, however can occur after a gastro bug, gut infection or after surgery, and is also more common in individuals with diabetes. Without dietetic support, people with gastroparesis may find it hard to know how much and which kinds of food to eat, which can result in an increased risk of malnutrition in the long term.
Dietary management in gastroparesis aims to manage symptoms, maintain adequate nutrition, reduce unnecessary food restriction and optimise quality of life. This can include tweaks to meal timings, using nutrition support supplements, modifying food textures and food swaps. Gastroparesis symptoms can vary over time and our dietitians work with clients to maintain nutrition status despite symptom fluctuations.
Our Gastroparesis publications
- Egboh, S.M., Duncanson, K., Potter, M., Keely, S. and Talley, N.J., 2025. Functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis: are they distinct disorders, a spectrum of diseases or one disease?eGastroenterology, 3(1).
Book with Kerith or Georgina
Kerith and Georgina specialise in various gastrointestinal conditions and symptoms. Their consulting work with clients complements their research in gastrointestinal nutrition.
Face-to-face appointments
Kerith offers appointments at Newcastle Gastroenterology and Health HQ Salamander Bay.
Contact Us
Email – office@helpyourself.com.au