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Gastroparesis means paralysis of the stomach. It's a functional disorder affecting your stomach nerves and muscles. It makes your stomach muscle contractions weaker and slower than they need to be to digest your food and pass it on to your intestines. This leads to food sitting too long in your stomach.
Torture is a good word for it! I've only encountered it when I had a beer or more, or liquor. At one beer, I thought I was safe, but even that brought on hours of grief. The first time I had it was when I was up at a cabin and had a few beers spread over the course of the day, followed by a BBQ in the evening. All went well until midnight when I had to get up in the dark and make a trip to the outhouse. I promptly vomited and then suffered cramps after that (these were mild cramps this first time). But since then, the GP has got more serious for me.
So, the best thing for me is to simply give it up! My last time was the worst, after having a couple of chicken-milks (rum and eggnog). I thought I got away with it until the next day. It started at noon and lasted the afternoon. I guess I am a slow learner but I have got the message now.
It can also happen when I eat too much, so I have to be more careful about that too.