title: Effects of Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists and Proton Pump Inhibitors on the Rate of Gastric Emptying: A Crossover Study Using a Continuous Real-Time C Breath Test (BreathID System).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The effects of Histamine-2 receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors on the gastrointestinal motility have not yet been sufficiently investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of intravenous bolus administration of famotidine and omeprazole on the rate of gastric emptying using the continuous (13)C breath test (BreathID system, Exalenz Bioscience Ltd, Israel).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve healthy male volunteers participated in this randomized, 3-way crossover study. After fasting overnight, the subjects were randomly assigned to receive 20 mg of famotidine, 20 mg of omeprazole or 20 mL of saline alone by intravenous bolus injection before a test meal (200 kcal per 200 mL, containing 100 mg of (13)C-acetate). Gastric emptying was monitored for 4 hours after the ingestion of test meal by the (13)C-acetic acid breath test performed using the BreathID system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant differences in the calculated parameters, namely, the T(1/2), T(lag), GEC, β and κ, were observed among the 3 test conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study revealed that intravenous administration of gastric acid suppressant drugs had no significant influence on the rate of gastric emptying in comparison with that of saline alone as a placebo. Our results indicating the absence of any effect of either famotidine or omeprazole on accelerating the rate of gastric emptying suggest that both medications can be administered safely to patients suffering from hemorrhagic peptic ulcers who need to be kept nil by mouth from the viewpoint of possible acceleration of gastrointestinal motility in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Division, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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