Effect on dietary fat to the gastric emptying in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) was proved to be an important etiologic factor in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the dietary fat intake on gastric emptying in symptomatic GERD patient and healthy volunteers. Methods: 35 patients (19 males, 16 females, mean age: 42yrs, range: 19–75yrs) were measured with 24 hrs esophageal pH-metry (Medtronic-Synetics, Digitrapper Mark 4) and simultaneously solid state gastric emptying (Infra Red Isotope Analyser, Wagner Analysen Technik, Germany). A test food containing standardized amount of carbohydrate, f…