Gastric emptying scintigraphy is the gold standard patients eat meals with radioactive tracer, undergoing imaging at one, two, and four hours, with gastroparesis confirmed if more than 60% retention at two hours or more than 10% at four hours
Slowed motility in the small intestine and colon contributes to constipation and to altered gas production
When the body metabolises fat stores quickly, the liver secretes extra cholesterol into bile, which can crystallise and form stones
Is there an age limit for those who qualify for Vitamin B12 injections
These cytokines are markers of chronic low-grade inflammation, the kind associated with accelerated biological aging, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and metabolic syndrome