Prokinetics When the Emptying Test Is Normal
Daniel had his gallbladder out seven years ago and has had digestive trouble ever since — visible distension, a sense that food isn't moving, and a gastric emptying study that came back normal. He wants to know whether modern prokinetics are safe for long-term use, and whether they can still be justified when the test is negative. It turns out the answer hinges on something stranger than a drug label: the gap between what a test measures and what a body actually does. This episode walks through the four-hour egg test and its ten-percent threshold, the five distinct ways it can come back clean…
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