The purpose of this research is to further study the relationship between gastroparesis (GP) (a condition in which the stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion) and functional dyspepsia (FD) (frequent symptoms of indigestion that have no obvious cause).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
The gastric emptying breath test is used to diagnose gastroparesis. Participants ingest spirulina in a meal and samples are taken every 45 minutes for 4 hours.
Ultrasound of the fundus of the stomach will be done immediately after ingestion of the test meal, at 15 minutes, and at 30 minutes.
Gastric emptying rate
As measured by the spirulina breath test
Time frame: up to 6 months
Percentage of food retained in the stomach
Fundic accommodation will be reported as the percentage of food retained in the fundus using an ultrasound before and after meal ingestion.
Time frame: Day 1
Pediatric Cardinal Symptoms Questionnaire Scores
The pediatric symptoms questionnaires has a total score ranging from 0-600. Higher score means worse symptoms.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
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