Randomized Comparison of Elemental Liquid Diet and Standard Semi-solid Diet on Gastric Emptying

This is a randomized, crossover trial. Two types of test meals (200 kcal/200 mL of either the elemental diet or the semi-solid diet) are labeled with 100 mg \[13C\]sodium acetate and administered within 5 min in healthy subjects or within 15 min in gastrostomy-fed patients.

This is a randomized, crossover trial. Two types of test meals (200 kcal/200 mL of either the elemental diet or the semi-solid diet) are labeled with 100 mg \[13C\]sodium acetate and administered within 5 min in healthy subjects or within 15 min in gastrostomy-fed patients.