Gastro Flash Star Vol-10, No-2, 2025

Abdominal pain is a broad term encompassing various conditions that can involve parieties, intraabdominal structures, peritoneal diseases, and retroperitoneal structures. Acute abdominal pain, defined as nontraumatic abdominal pain lasting fewer than seven days, is a common clinical presentation with a broad differential diagnosis.

Gastrointestinal (GI) complications have become increasingly common with the rising prevalence of diabetes. These complications include gastroparesis and enteropathy, which are primarily attributed to abnormal GI motility resulting from diabetic autonomic neuropathy affecting the GI tract. Up to 75% of individuals with diabetes may experience GI symptoms, significantly impacting their quality of life and increasing healthcare costs. The hallmark GI symptoms associated with diabetes include postprandial fullness, nausea, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation.