Background/Aims: Knowledge is limited regarding the effects of rabeprazole on gastric emptying. This randomized, open, crossover study was undertaken to investigate the effects. Methods: In 24 healthy volunteers (13 men and 11 women, aged 22–53 years), solid emptying was assessed twice using the 13C-octanoate breath test. On one occasion, the subjects received 20 mg rabeprazole for the preceding 2 days and 1 h before the test. On another occasion, they underwent no pretreatment. The time course of cumulative recovery of 13CO2 in breath was fitted to z(t) = m(1 – e–kt)β–1, and regression constants of k and β were determined. The half 13CO2 excretion time (t½b) and the time of maximal excretion (tmax) were calculated. Under the crossover protocol, k and β can describe the emptying features more precisely; a larger (smaller) β indicates a slower (faster) emptying in the early phase, and a larger (smaller) k indicates a faster (slower) emptying in the later phase. Between the two occasions, k, β, t½b, and tmax were compared. Results: Rabeprazole significantly decreased k and β, significantly prolonged t½b, but tmax remained unchanged. Conclusion: Rabeprazole has dual effects on solid emptying: an initial acceleration with a subsequent deceleration, resulting in an overall delay.