How to Use gastric in a Sentence

gastric

adjective
  • The cause was gastric cancer, said his wife, Dorothy Pohlman.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2018
  • Healthy fats to help slow gastric emptying and blunt glucose spikes.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Seeing, smelling, or even just thinking about food gets your gastric juices flowing.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2020
  • He was also given a gastric tube for feeding.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Not all foods are made the same, therefore not all gastric emptying is made equal either.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2023
  • One study has found that lemon juice can speed up gastric emptying, or how quickly food moves through the stomach.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Misoprostol, on the other hand, started out as a drug to treat gastric ulcers.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The biggest risk is a gastric or intestinal blockage.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • These problems were so common that the Mayo Clinic was built on gastric surgery.
    — Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2010
  • Yes, dogs can eat broccoli, but feeding them too much can cause gastric irritation.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Wet cat food should not be left out past three hours at the risk of causing intestinal and gastric distress to indoor cats.
    — Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Twenty oral-gut species were found in both saliva and stool and were more common in the gut of gastric cancer patients.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond that, don’t eat late at night, which can also increase gastric acid production.
    — Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The presence of sufficient gastric acid is required for the absorption of iron in the body.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
  • Both were developed to treat gastric issues but have the effect of boosting milk supply.
    — E.j. Dickson, Vox, 20 Dec. 2018
  • At some point, the chafing and gastric distress of wearing these restrictive garments all sort of came to a head.
    — Amy McCarthy, Marie Claire, 12 Aug. 2015
  • This can cause acid reflux, meaning that gastric acid can enter your esophagus and lead to heartburn.
    — Tara C. Smith, SELF, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Twinges in the belly might be catastrophised as pending gastric disaster.
    — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • More than half of the procedures done that year were gastric sleeve surgery, which removes about 80% of the stomach.
    — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • Allurion sells a gastric balloon that can be swallowed to help people lose weight.
    — Michelle F Davis, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • These special stones, called gastroliths, become lodged in a section of the digestive tracts called the gastric mill.
    — Erin Fennessy, Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Pectin, a fiber found in apples and pears, forms a gel that slows gastric emptying and helps keep blood sugar levels steadier.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Berberine slows the gastric emptying process down, though Ozempic also does this, and on a much greater scale.
    — Ned Doyle, Robb Report, 19 July 2023
  • In gastric sleeve procedures, surgeons remove a large part of the stomach to limit how much a patient can eat.
    — Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • These abnormal cells in the stomach are referred to as gastric dysplasia.
    — Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In those tests, MEDS was able to deposit bio-ink in the gastric tracts of rabbits.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But this gastric rebellion could damage the body, during competition and over the long haul.
    — Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 July 2024
  • Unable to swallow, Thomas received his nourishment through a gastric tube.
    — Crocker Stephenson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The cause was gastric cancer, said her husband, Akshar Patel.
    — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
  • If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage, which washes out the stomach through a tube.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

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