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  2. Gastroparesis: The causes, symptoms, and treatments for ... - AOL

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    Medications: Some medications, like those affecting the nervous system (opiates, for example) and digestive systems, can contribute to delayed gastric emptying. A couple of medications that have ...

  3. 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]

  4. Prokinetic agent - Wikipedia

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    A prokinetic agent (also prokineticin, gastroprokinetic agent, gastrokinetic agent or propulsive) is a type of drug which enhances gastrointestinal motility by increasing the frequency or strength of contractions, but without disrupting their rhythm. [1]

  5. 12 reasons you aren't losing weight even though you're eating ...

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    Popular GLP-1 agonists—semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound)—reduce your appetite and slow gastric emptying. Weight loss medications like Contrave (a ...

  6. 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.

  7. Ozempic users report stomach paralysis as weight loss drug ...

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    GLP-1’s are known to cause a delay in gastric emptying, as noted in the label of each of our GLP-1 RA medications. Symptoms of delayed gastric emptying, nausea and vomiting are listed as side ...

  8. Drugs and sexual desire - Wikipedia

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    However, the drug slows down gastric emptying, which can cause an impact on oral drug uptake and the subsequent drug effectiveness. [24] As activation of MC1R gives rise to hyperpigmentation, [ 3 ] treatment dosage is at a maximum of eight doses per month. [ 24 ]

  9. 7 Foods to Eat on Ozempic (& 10 to Avoid) - AOL

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    Gastroparesis is a fancy way of describing slow gastric emptying, which means food sits in the stomach longer before being digested. Greasy, high-fat foods are linked to slowing down the digestion ...