Factors that Affect the Rate of Gastric Emptying
| Factors that Increase the Rate of Emptying | Factors that Decrease the Rate of Emptying |
| Liquids | Solids |
| Small particle size | Large particle size |
| Low fiber or low residue | High fiber |
| Proteins and carbohydrates | Fats |
| Low calorie | High calorie |
| Large volume | Small volume |
| Alkaline | Acidic |
| Hot food | Cool food |
| Early in the day | Late in the day |
| Activity | Sedentary |
| Upright | Lying down |
| Absence of pain | Pain |
| Lying on right side | Lying on left side |
| Male | Female |
| Prokinetic, erythromycin | Narcotics, anticholinergic |
| Reserpine, anticholinesterases, guanethidine, cholinergic agents | (Atropine), tricyclic antidepressants, phenothiazines |