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  2. Gastrointestinal physiology - Wikipedia

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    Mucus is released in the stomach and intestine, and serves to lubricate and protect the inner mucosa of the tract. It is composed of a specific family of glycoproteins termed mucins and is generally very viscous. Mucus is made by two types of specialized cells termed mucous cells in the stomach and goblet cells in the intestines. Signals for ...

  3. Functional dyspepsia - Wikipedia

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    In response to gastric balloon distension during fasting and following meal intake, patients with functional dyspepsia demonstrate impaired proximal stomach accommodation. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Due to the poor accommodation, there is a disproportional volume distribution, with the fundus volume being less and the antral volume being bigger than usual ...

  4. Migrating motor complex - Wikipedia

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    Migrating motor complex, also known as migrating myoelectric complex, migratory motor complex, migratory myoelectric complex and MMC, is a cyclic, recurring motility pattern that occurs in the stomach and small bowel during fasting; it is interrupted by feeding. [1]

  5. Fasting - Wikipedia

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    A glass of water on an empty plate. Fasting is the act of refraining from eating, and sometimes drinking.However, from a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight (before "breakfast"), or to the metabolic state achieved after complete digestion and absorption of a meal. [1]

  6. Roemheld syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Alpha blockers may increase GI motility if that is an issue, also 5 mg to 10 mg amitriptyline if motility is an issue that can't be solved by other methods Antigas - simethicone , beano , omnimax reduces epigastric pressure

  7. Gastrocolic reflex - Wikipedia

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    The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is a physiological reflex that controls the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract following a meal. It involves an increase in motility of the colon consisting primarily of giant migrating contractions, in response to stretch in the stomach following ingestion and byproducts of digestion entering the small intestine. [1]

  8. Ghrelin - Wikipedia

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    Ghrelin (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ l ɪ n /; or lenomorelin, INN) is a hormone primarily produced by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach, [5] [6] and is often called a "hunger hormone" because it increases the drive to eat. [6]

  9. Gastroparesis - Wikipedia

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    Gastroparesis (gastro- from Ancient Greek γαστήρ – gaster, "stomach"; and -paresis, πάρεσις – "partial paralysis") is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period of time.