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The normal emptying time of the stomach of 9 young adult males was determined fluoroscopically, under carefully controlled conditions. The standard meal used consisted chiefly of carbohydrate; the preparation of the meal is described in the body of this paper.
A total of 77 tests was made. The arithmetic mean (average) of the emptying time of the 9 subjects was 2.07 hours. The arithmetic mean for the 77 tests was 2.08 hours. The extremes for the subjects were 1.03 and 2.81 hours respectively. The extremes for the tests were 0.75 and 3.50 hours respectively.
It was found that the emptying time of the stomach of any individual remained strikingly uniform from day to day, but that great individual variations exist.
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From the Department of Physiology, West Virginia University.
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van Liere, E.J., Sleeth, C.K. Some normal variations in the emptying-time of the human stomach (using a carbohydrate meal). American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 2, 671–672 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000973
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000973