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OBJECTIVES NORMAL DIGESTIVE TRANSIT TIME OF AVERAGE MEAL NON-DIETARY FACTORS THAT AFFECT GASTRIC EMPTYING TIME DIETARY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE GASTRIC EMPTYING TIME GASTROPARESIS (GP) VARIES IN SEVERITY COMMON COMPLAINTS WITH GP HIGH INDEX OF SUSPICION FOR COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF GP TEXTBOOK APPROACH TO MANAGING GP TEXTBOOK APPROACH NOT OPTIMAL FOR ALL PATIENTS IN ALL CASES PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF GP TAILORING MEAL FREQUENCY AND COMPOSITION MODIFYING DIET TEXTURE FOR TOLERANCE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ENTERAL NUTRITION FOR GP CASE STUDY 1: MANAGING MILD GASTROPARESIS CASE STUDY 2: MANAGING MODERATE GASTROPARESIS (FOR WT LOSS) CASE STUDY 3: MANAGING SEVERE GASTROPARESIS

Tamara Duker Freuman is a nationally-known expert in digestive health and medical nutrition therapy for gastrointestinal diseases. She is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and New York State Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN) who holds a Master of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. Tamara is a member of East River Gastroenterology & Nutrition (www.eastrivergastro.com), a private Manhattan-based practice known for its expertise in functional bowel disorders and specialized diagnostics.

In addition to her clinical work, Tamara is a high-profile nutrition writer whose advice on healthy living and dietary management of digestive disease is read by hundreds of thousands of people each month via leading online media platforms, U.S. News & World Report's eat + run blog, and its syndicate, Yahoo! Health. Her forthcoming book, The Bloated Belly Whisperer, will be published in February 2019 by St. Martin's Press. She has also co-authored the chapter on Gastrointestinal Problems in the Older Adult for the second and third editions of the textbook Nutrition for the Older Adult (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014 and 2018).

Tamara graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and completed a Master's of Science degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. She lives in Nyack, NY with her husband and twin children.

Disclosure: Tamara Duker Freuman, MS, RD, CDN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.