(HealthDay News) -- Gastroparesis occurs when there's nerve and muscle damage that slows the process that empties the stomach.

The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse suggests how to help manage gastroparesis:

• By taking medication, including drugs that encourage the stomach muscles to contract.
• By eating several small meals a day, in place of three big meals.
• By eliminating foods high in fat and or fiber from your diet. Those ingredients can be tougher to digest.
• In more severe cases, by sticking to a liquid or pureed diet.