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Relationship Between Gastric Emptying Rate and Simultaneously Assessed Symptoms in Functional Dyspepsia

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Carbone, Florencia, De Buysscher, Rowie, Van den Houte, Karen, Schol, Jolien, Goelen, Nick, Tack, Jan·2022·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Methods During a GE test (breath test with 13 C-octanoic acid labelled 250 kcal solid meal), the severity of 6 symptoms (postprandial fullness, epigastric pain and burning, bloating, nausea and belching) was assessed, every 15 min, before meal-intake and 4h postprandially. The sum of individual symptom scores generated the meal-related symptoms score; the sum of all symptoms generated overall meal-related symptom severity (OSS). Data were compared in patients with normal and delayed GE (cut-off T 1/2≥ 109 min). Data are shown as mean±SEM.Results 504 patients were included, of which 382 patients (67% female, age 43.8±0.8 years, BMI 23.3±0.2 kg/m 2) had normal and 122 patients (77% female, age 42.7±1.5 years, BMI 23.2±0.6 kg/m 2) had delayed GE. OSS tended to be higher in patients with delayed GE (81.8±3.4 vs. 99.5±7.1, p=.05). Only nausea was significantly higher in patients with delayed GE (11±0.8 vs. 16±1.6, p=.01). No correlations were observed between GE rate and any of the symptoms (OSS: r=0.06, p=.2; nausea: r=0.06, p=.1). The symptom severity time course showed a significant difference only for nausea, with increased severity ratings 90 min after the meal (p<.01) in delayed GE compared to normal GE patients.Conclusion The severity of symptoms in functional dyspepsia and idiopathic gastroparesis, even when assessed during the GE test meal, is not correlated to gastric emptying rate. (Ethics committee University Hospital of Leuven study number S55426).

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Authors
Carbone, F., De Buysscher, R., Van den Houte, K., Schol, J., Goelen, N., & Tack, J.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Tack, Jan
Venue
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-03
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
e429-e437
ISSN
1542-3565 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3138911471
Cited by
55
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3
FWCI
6.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Keywords
functional dyspepsia, gastric emptying rate, delayed gastric emptying, idiopathic gastroparesis, postprandial symptoms, nausea, symptom severity, 13C-octanoic acid breath test, postprandial fullness, bloating, epigastric pain
MeSH terms
Adult, Dyspepsia, Female, Gastric Emptying, Humans, Male, Abdominal Pain, Gastroparesis, Postprandial Period

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