Authors:

Trisha S. Pasricha MD, MPH, Ingrid L. GuerreroLopez, and Braden Ku

Khaled Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract:

One of the most common and crippling side effects of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is gastrointestinal symptoms, which also pose special diagnostic and treatment difficulties. Dysphagia, nausea, bloating, and constipation are common symptoms among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) due to pathologic involvement of the enteric nerve system. Consequently, gastrointestinal issues may affect levodopa therapy effectiveness and motor irregularities. The common gastrointestinal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) will be examined in this review, with a focus on clinical presentation, workup, and therapeutic approaches

Keywords:
Parkinson’s disease, constipation, bloating, nausea, and dysphagia

Citation:

Ingrid L. Guerrero-Lopez. Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Presentation, Workup, and Treatment. Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2024.