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BACKGROUND Intravenous erythromycin has previously been reported to stimulate gastric emptying, to inhibit gastric acid secretion and to stimulate pancreatic secretion during continuous gastric infusion of a liquid diet in healthy volunteers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of oral erythromycin (160 mg/h) on gastrointestinal function under these conditions in seven healthy subjects. METHODS This randomized double-blind cross-over study measured the gastric emptying rate of nutrients, gastric acid secretion, gastric pH, jejunal flow rate as well as biliopancreatic secretion and duodeno-caecal transit time during a 19.9 kJ/min continuous infusion of a nutrient solution (4.18 kJ/mL) in the antrum over a 6-h period by a perfusion method. RESULTS The nutrition was well tolerated except by one subject with placebo perfusion. During the 6-period, total gastric volume and gastric volume of nutrient decreased during erythromycin administration by 22 +/- 8 and 22 +/- 6%, respectively. Gastric acid secretion was not modified by erythromycin. Lipase and bile salt outputs were significantly higher with erythromycin. The duodeno-caecal transit time was not statistically different with drug and placebo (169 +/- 15 and 146 +/- 19 min, respectively). CONCLUSIONS During continuous gastric infusion of a liquid diet, the effect of oral erythromycin on gastric emptying could be useful to optimize cyclic enteral nutrition or to enhance the tolerance of enteral nutrition.
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