Abstract
The postprandial motor activity of the antrum, pylorus, and duodenum in 15 healthy volunteers was compared with the profiles of emptying of the solid and liquid components of a meal. The liquid component of the meal emptied rapidly in an exponential manner, whereas the solid remained in the fundus of the stomach until ~80% of the liquid had emptied and then emptied in a linear manner. The onset of solid emptying was associated with an increase in the rate of occurrence of antral pressure waves (p < 0.05), and the half-time for solid emptying (t 1 2 - lag period) was inversely correlated (p < 0.05) with the rate of coordinated contractions involving the antrum. The substitution of 25% dextrose in normal saline as the liquid component of the meal increased the half-time for liquid emptying from a median of 8 to 40 min (p < 0.01), increased the lag period for solid emptying from 40 to 87 min (p < 0.01), and increased the rate of occurrence of isolated pyloric pressure waves during the solid lag phase from 7 to 58/h (p < 0.05), but did not affect the slope of solid emptying or the rate of coordinated contractions involving the antrum during the solid emptying period.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1285-1291 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology