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Once the stomach grinds the food, strong muscle contractions called peristaltic waves push the food toward the pyloric valve. The pyloric valve leads to the ...
It works by increasing peristalsis (contractions) in the colon, leading to an increase in the number of bowel movements. This medicine is available only ...
This digestive condition affects muscles in the stomach and keeps it from emptying fully. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
In this condition, a valve between an infant's stomach and small intestine fails to open enough for food to pass through. Surgery is the treatment.
... peristalsis, making swallowing difficult. A number of nonsurgical and surgical options exist for the treatment of achalasia. Traditional surgical approaches ...
This digestive condition is sometimes mistaken for heart pain. Learn about symptoms and treatment for these painful contractions in the esophagus.
Functional bowel disorders, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional or nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD); Gastroparesis (slow gastric emptying) that can be associated ...
Pediatric gastrointestinal motility disorders are common and sometimes considered benign. Yet often these disorders, such as constipation, dysphagia, ...
Esophageal motor dysfunction characterized by a hypotensive lower esophageal sphincter and absent peristalsis, often called scleroderma esophagus, is a common ...
"This obstruction, in turn, can lead to an absence of normal esophageal peristalsis and a condition similar to that seen with achalasia," explains Dr. Ravi ...
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