Different Postures Makes ‘Tremendous Impact' in How Fast Medicine is Absorbed

 
Study Summary

Researchers used a "StomachSim” to determine whether body posture had an impact on how quickly medicine was absorbed by the stomach showing that laying down on the right side absorbs up to 83% faster than standing, sitting, or laying on the left side. The assumption is that the shape of the stomach, being bigger on the right side of the body, makes a difference. This could be applied to food (nutrients), as well as patients being treated for psychiatric disorders and SUD.

 
Study Citation

J. H. Lee, S. Kuhar, J.H. Seo, P. J. Pasricha, and R. Mittal. (2022). Computational modeling of drug dissolution in the human stomach: Effects of posture and gastroparesis on drug bioavailability. Physics of Fluids, 34, 081904