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.
If your pancreas were to stop working, you would become a type-1 diabetic due to your inability to regulate blood glucose levels. You would need to administer insulin injections when necessary as well as be put on multiple digestive enzyme pills in order to help your stomach break down the foods you eat.