FLU, FEVER, VOMITING, DIARRHEA: 1  If your symptoms include fever and / or vomiting, contact your doctor. The strains of flu this season can be life threatening. 2  If you are vomiting, don't eat or drink for up to 1 hour after the latest instance. Then try 2 ounces of water or flat lemon-lime carbonated beverages.
GI Motitility In the Stomach. 1  Two types of movement (motility) occur in the stomach: peristalsis and segmentation (mixing). 2  The contractions occur about every 20 seconds and proceed from the body of the stomach toward the pyloric sphincter. 3  About 20% of the contractions in the stomach are peristaltic waves.
Gastrointestinal perforation (GP) occurs when a hole forms all the way through the stomach, large bowel, or small intestine. It might be caused by a number of different diseases, including appendicitis, diverticulitis, or by trauma from a knife wound. A perforation may also occur in the gallbladder.The contents of these organs are then able to spill over into the abdominal cavity. A hole in your gastrointestinal system can lead to peritonitis. Peritonitis is inflammation of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. perforation may also occur in the gallbladder. The contents of these organs are then able to spill over into the abdominal cavity. A hole in your gastrointestinal system can lead to peritonitis. Peritonitis is inflammation of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity.