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2. Gastric emptying study - Wikipedia

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   A gastric emptying study is a nuclear medicine study which provides an assessment of the stomach's ability to empty. It may be used if there are complications after gastric surgery, for gastric reflux , or suspected gastroparesis amongst other indications. [ 1 ]

3. Dumping syndrome - Wikipedia

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   A gastric emptying scintigraphy test involves eating a bland meal that contains a small amount of radioactive material. An external camera scans the abdomen to locate the radioactive material. The radiologist measures the rate of gastric emptying at 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours after the meal. The test can help confirm a diagnosis of dumping syndrome.

4. Gastroparesis - Wikipedia

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   Because stomach emptying is the testing process's rate-limiting step, the amount of 13CO2 present in an exhaled breath test represents gastric emptying. Every 30 minutes, post-meal breath samples are collected and analyzed using isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. For a total of 4–6 hours, samples are collected every 30 minutes. [39]

5. 14 Tips for Getting Rid of Belly Fat - AOL

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   “The way it works is by regulating your appetite, slowing down your gastric emptying, and improving insulin sensitivity,” Dr. Quinones says. “This medication will improve your glucose and ...

6. Heidelberg test - Wikipedia

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   The test will also allow the physician to observe peristaltic activity, delayed and marked delayed emptying of the stomach (Gastroparesis) and dumping syndrome. The test is an in-office procedure that does not require the use of a catheter, or sedation. There are two methods of testing with the pH capsule.

7. Upper gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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   For barium follow-through examinations, a 6-hour period of fasting is observed prior to the study. [10] Barium is administered orally, sometimes mixed with diatrizoic acid (gastrografin) to reduce transit time in the bowel. Intravenous metoclopramide is sometimes also added to the mixture to enhance gastric emptying.