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Gastric Emptying of Solid Meal in Male Chronic Alcoholics
Author(s) -
Keshavarzian A.,
Iber F. L.,
Greer P.,
Wobbteton J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1986.tb05119.x
Subject(s) - gastric emptying , nausea , vomiting , gastroenterology , medicine , chronic alcoholic , meal , stomach , peripheral neuropathy , anesthesia , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Nausea and vomiting are common complaints in chronic alcoholics. Autonomic neuropathy and esophageal motor abnormalities are frequently observed in chronic alcoholics, but gastric emptying has not been studied in these patients. Gastric emptying of a solid meal was measured, using max Tc‐sulfur coHoid cooked in a scrambled egg, in 10 male chronic alcohoBcs with upper gastrointestinal complaints of nausea and vomiting. AH patients were adequately nourished, recently drinking, but just over withdrawal and free of clinical peripheral neuropathy. Gastric emptying in 10 alcoholics was similar to 5 normal controls ( t w 115 ± 12 versus 107 ± 8 min). These data suggest that upper gastrointestinal symptoms in chronic alcoholics are not related to gastric motor dysfunction.