11/05/2015 What is Gastroparesis? Delayed gastric emptying in the absence of obstruction When Eating Doesn’t Work Gen Med A Team Mike Starr, Margot Nash, Renata Kukuruzovic, Connor Hensey Elly Green, Nat Soszyn Symptoms Differential Diagnoses • Vomiting – Usually large volume consisting of food • • • • Abdominal pain Weight loss Early satiety Postprandial fullness Causes in Adults • • • • • • • • Diabetes Mellitus Thyroid dysfunction Neurological disease Prior gastric/bariatric surgery Autoimmune disorders Drug-induced GORD Post-viral • • • • • Oesophagitis Peptic Ulcer Disease Cyclical vomiting Rumination syndrome Intestinal obstruction Causes in Kids • Post-viral • Drug-induced • Post-surgical • Associated with neurological comorbidity 1 11/05/2015 Diagnosis Management • Gastric emptying study – Radiolabeled meal ingested and percentage of radioactivity calculated at various times – Considered delayed if retention is >90% at 1hr, >60% at 2hrs, and >10% at 4hrs. • Pillars of treatment – Management underlying disease – Correction of fluid/electrolyte imbalance – Alleviation of symptoms – Maintenance of optimal nutritional status • Breath test – Stable nonradioactive C-isotope meal given, ratio of metabolised CO2 exhaled measured – Less accurate, but less radiation Management Management • Dietary/lifestyle modification • Medications – Prokinetics • Metoclopramide, Domperidone, Erythromycin – Frequent small volume meals – Low fat – low non-digestible fiber – Avoid carbonated beverages – Avoid lying down for 1-2 hrs after a meal – Antiemetics • Ondansetron, metoclopramide, prochlorperazine – PPIs – Botox • Injected into pylorus Management References • Surgical • American College of Gastroenterology, gastroparesis guideline • Saliakellis E, Fotoulaki M. Gastroparesis in Children. Annals of Gastroenterology (2013) 26, 1-8. – Placement of a gastrostomy or Jejunostomy tube – For refractory cases 2 11/05/2015 Calculations: For a 4 month girl (6 kg): WHO Daily Energy Requirement: 645 kcal/day Infant Formula: 60 – 75 kcal/100 mL Pepti Junior 66 kcal/100mL Daily requirement: 860 - 1075 mL/day Discussion Cow’s milk protein intolerance • How much is enough? • If not enough, what would you do? • Would supplementation in this situation be useful? • Reproducible adverse reaction of an immunological nature induced by cow’s milk protein • Incidence: 1.8 – 7.5% in first year of life (usually present < 6 months) • Classification: – IgE mediated (immediate-onset) – Non-IgE mediated (delayed-onset) 3 11/05/2015 References Non-IgE mediated CMPI Diagnosis and Management • Symptoms of non-IgE mediated CMPI can be nonspecific and diagnosis of CMPI in some infants may be controversial • Formula-fed infants with persistent irritability and suspected CMPA – Change to eHF for 2–4 weeks – Trial of AAF may be appropriate if no significant improvement within 4 weeks • In infants who respond to dietary elimination, rechallenge after 4–6 weeks to confirm the diagnosis Food for thought: References When can you change from EHF to cow’s milk formula? • Natural history of CMPI – resolves during childhood (usually by age 5) • Time to tolerance varies greatly 1. 2. 3. • If the diagnosis of CMPA is confirmed, maintain on elimination diet using a therapeutic formula for at least 6 months or until 9 to 12 months of age 4. • “Milk ladder” approach 5. WHO Guidelines: Feeding and nutrition of infants and young children Allen KJ, Davidson GP, Day AS, Hill DJ, Kemp AS, Peake JE, et al: Management of cow's milk protein allergy in infants and young children: an expert panel perspective. J Paediatr Child Health 2009, 45(9):481–486. Fiocchi A, Brozek J, Schunemann H, Bahna SL, von BA, Beyer K, et al: World Allergy organization (WAO) diagnosis and rationale for action against Cow's milk allergy (DRACMA) guidelines. World Allergy Organ J 2010, 3(4):57–161 Venter C, Brown T, Shah N, Walsh J, Fox AT. Diagnosis and management of non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in infancy - a UK primary care practical guide. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 2013;3:23. doi:10.1186/2045-7022-3-23. Luyt, D., Ball, H., Makwana, N., Green, M.R., Bravin, K., Nasser, S.M. et al, BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of cow’s milk allergy. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014;44:642–672 4
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