Gastric accumulation of enteral nutrition reduces pressure changes induced by phasic contractility in an isovolumetric intragastric balloon

Abstract

When the stomach is empty, gastric motility is characterized by the cyclic phasic contractility pattern of the migrating motor complex.Nutrient intake initially results in a tonic relaxation of the stomach and interruption of the migrating motor complex. [1][2][3] In general a fed motor pattern emerges upon intake of approximately 250 kcal 4 and increasing nutrient exposure augments the extent and duration of