Are hypochloridia and delayed gastric emptying linked? could you point me to any clinical papers please.

Gastric acid: Hypochlorhydria refers to lack of adequate gastric acid which can lead to inability to absorb vit B12 and pernicious anemia. Delayed gastric emptying(gastroparesis)refers to sluggish emptying of the stomach and occurs in some diabetic patients. The two conditions are not necessarily related.

Usually not.: The studies that have looked at this usually conclude that they are not linked. The initial study that looked at this was by Feldman et al. in 1979. They showed that the acid response to a sham feeding in patients with diabetic gastroparesis showed normal acid production. Subsequent studies generally agree. This was published in gastroenterology volume 77 in 1979.