Open AccessGastroptosis: A Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Bloating
Author(s) -
Stephen Sullivan
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/1991/412406
Subject(s) - postprandial , bloating , medicine , gastroenterology , abdominal pain , insulin
Ptosis of the food- and fluid-filled stomach is described as an ‘organic’ explanation for postprandial abdominal bloating in six patients. Demographic data, precipitating foods, radiography and gastric emptying times are presented. Therapy with support hose, a girdle, domperidone and cisapride were variously perceived to he helpful
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