Some of the most intractable gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, are motility disorders, where the contents of the intestines don’t proceed ...

The findings follow recent data suggesting that esophageal dysmotility may be associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which often presents with dysphagia. Their findings follow recent data ...

Disorders of gastrointestinal motility are frequently seen in clinical practice. Apart from motility disorders, factors leading to lowered visceroperception thresholds are recognized as commonly ...

Esophageal motility disorders occur more frequently among adults aged 75 years and older. Individuals aged 75 years and older have a higher prevalence of esophageal motility disorders, particularly ...

Similar to the heartbeat, gastric peristalsis is regulated by an electrical rhythm generated by a pacemaker. Thus, electrical dysrhythmia of gastric slow waves will inevitably affect gastric ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

Forty percent of Americans suffer from gastrointestinal diseases, such as nausea, fecal incontinence, and IBS. Lateara White knows the feeling. She spent a whole year throwing up every single night.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gastric Motility Disorder-Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape, 2016" report to their ...

FGID occurs due to the abnormal functioning of the GI tract. A recent study indicated that around 40% of the world's population is affected by FGID. 2 In comparison to men, women are more commonly ...

Gastroparesis is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) condition affecting the nerves and muscles that help your stomach empty itself. When the stomach can’t move well, food sits inside, resulting in ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...