Vasopressin has three main effects: 1  Increasing the water permeability of distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct cells in the kidney, thus allowing water reabsorption and excretion of more concentrated urine, i.e., antidiuresis.
Some of the complications of gastroparesis include: 1  Food that stays in the stomach too long can ferment, which can lead to the growth of bacteria.  Food in the stomach can harden into a solid collection, called a bezoar. Bezoars can cause obstructions in the stomach that keep food from passing into the small intestine.
Stomach stopped working. My dad had cancer surgery and had to have his small intestine re-routed and connected to his stomach. He was told within 17 days or less his stomach would start to function again. It has been 7 weeks now and he is still in the hospital with his stomach just sitting there and doing nothing.