Table 1.

AUC and HAPCs during fasting, following a meal and erythromycin

	Fasting Period	Postprandial period	Post-erythromycin period	Bisacodyl stimulation
Mean area under the curve in mm/sec (SE of mean)	2.1(0.35)	3.05 (0.70)	0.9 (0.17)	NA
Mean number of HAPCs (range)	0.4 (0–1)	0.00 (0)	0.1 (0–1)	8.9 (1–16)

The mean area under the pressure line during fasting, following a meal and erythromycin lactobionate administration. The mean number of HAPCs recorded during each of these periods and following bisacodyl stimulation are also shown