A client is preparing for discharge to home following a partial gastrectomy and vagotomy. Which is the best rationale for the client being taught to lie down for 30 minutes after each meal?

Slows gastric emptying

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Answer:

a.)Slows gastric emptying

Explanation:

Clients usually have what is called ""dumping Syndrome"" which can be early phase or late phase.After been discharged from partial gastrectomy and vagotomy. This because there is when the stomach cannot hold the food and fluid that is absorb by the patient, with this the food ingested will no more move into the small intestine little by little, it will just dumped into the bowel and it will be too quick.And this may results to pain in the path of the patient. If starchy food is dumped in the bowel, it may turn to sponges and this may results to diarrhea.

Therefore, to avoid rapid emptying of the content in the stomacht hefore, the best rationale the client must be taught to lie down for 30 minutes after each meal so there would be Slow gastric emptying.