More than one thousand Canadians participated in the study. Upper gastrointestinal digestive disorders represent a real problem for millions of Canadians,'' said Dr. Gervais Tougas, a leading Gastroenterologist with the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, Hamilton. It is also referred to as delayed gastric emptying.
Food remains in the stomach, resulting in bloating, belching, nausea, early satiety and vomiting.
A burning sensation in the mid to upper chest. It is often accompanied by regurgitation of bitter-tasting fluid in the mouth. A gnawing or cramping pain which is the result of an erosion of the intestinal lining. The cause of most ulcers is an infection by a bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori. Unfortunately, the majority of Canadians have no idea what motility is.