[Dysphagia] Reflux Medication Side Effects-Movement Disorders

[smhjr at surfbest.net (smhjr@surfbest.net)]

It's like a heart pacemaker for the GI tract. Currently being studied
for gastroparesis and obesity with preliminary good results for both.
Easily placed it could help many of our "lump in the throat" people
who have poor esophageal motility. Has been shown to dramatically
reduce hospitalizations for diabetics with gastroparesis.

---- Original Message ----
From: Paula.Leslie@newcastle.ac.uk
To: smhjr@surfbest.net
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] Reflux Medication Side Effects-Movement
Disorders
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:19:16 +0100

>Hello Sarah
>
>Forgive my ignorance but what is a gastric pacer?
>
>Thanks
>
>Paula
>
>
>>===== Original Message From smhjr@surfbest.net =====
>>There are some new "gastric pacers" being tested right now.
>Hopefully
>>they will make it to market and we won't have to deal with these
>>nasty drugs anymore. I have seen one and they are really small and
>>easily placed.
>>
>>Sara
>
>Paula Leslie
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