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Anitibiotic that improves gastroparesis is:

A
Ciprofloxacin
B
Erythromycin
C
Chloramphenicol
D
Vancomycin
High-Yield Explanation
Macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin directly stimulate motilin receptors on gastrointestinal smooth muscle and promote the onset of a migrating motor complex. Intravenous erythromycin (3 mg/kg) is beneficial in some patients with gastroparesis; however, tolerance rapidly develops. It may be used in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage to promote gastric emptying of blood before endoscopy. Ref: Katzung 11th edition Chapter 60.

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