August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Understanding the Condition Gastroparesis, meaning “stomach paralysis”, occurs when nerve damage — often from diabetes, surgery, certain medications, or illness — slows the stomach’s ability to empty food. This delay is not caused by a blockage or structural abnormality. The impact on patients can be significant, with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and abdominal pain.
For innovators, such as Enterra Medical, Inc. this is an area of continued unmet need. Advances in diagnostic tools and novel device-based therapies, such as gastric electrical stimulation and emerging non-invasive approaches, are creating new opportunities for earlier intervention and improved quality of life.
As well as this, Guts UK Charity is tackling this head-on by funding research, raising awareness, and empowering patient voices. Their work is bringing hope — and change — to a community that has been overlooked for too long.
At Health Analytical Solutions Ltd, with over 20 years of expertise in NHS coding, reimbursement, and adoption pathways, we support companies in mapping UK access routes, aligning clinical evidence with NICE expectations, and navigating commissioning frameworks to bring innovations in this field to patients sooner.