Vagal Nerve Stimulation and Reflux

Vagus nerve stimulation promotes gastric emptying by increasing pyloric opening measured with magnetic resonance imaging

“…These diseases are often chronic, idiopathic, and to date, not readily mitigated by surgical, pharmaceutical, and/or dietary treatments . For this reason, researchers have begun to explore electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve as an alternative strategy to remedy gastric disorders …”

“…5 For this reason, researchers have begun to explore electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve as an alternative strategy to remedy gastric disorders. [6][7][8][9][10] The vagus nerve plays an important role in mediating the interaction between the central nervous system and the gut. It carries coordinated afferent information from the GI tract to the nucleus tractus solitarius in the brainstem, and issues efferent signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV), primarily to the lower third of the esophagus and the stomach to modulate their functions.…”

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promotes Gastric Emptying by Increasing Pyloric Opening Measured with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

“…These diseases are often chronic, idiopathic, and to date, not readily mitigated by surgical, pharmaceutical, and/or dietary treatments (5). For this reason, researchers have begun to explore electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve as an alternative strategy to remedy gastric disorders (6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”