title: Electrogastrograms during motion sickness in fasted and fed subjects.
abstract: Seven human volunteers were subjected to stressful Coriolis stimulation (rotating chair) either during the fasted state or following the ingestion of yogurt (6 oz). Subjects tested after yogurt reached a Malaise-III (M-III) endpoint of motion sickness after significantly (p less than 0.01) fewer head movements than subjects tested in the fasted state. Surface electrogastrogram (EGG) recordings at M-III were similar for both dietary states and consisted of a brief period of tachygastria, followed by a period of low amplitude EGG waves. Ingestion of yogurt enhanced susceptibility to motion sickness but did not affect the associated pattern of EGG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport 71130-3932.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003312:Coriolis Force; D004576:Electromyography; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology*