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It can hold as much as a gallon (about 4 liters) of food or liquid. Once the stomach grinds the food, strong muscle contractions called peristaltic waves push ...
Once your stomach breaks down the food, strong muscular contractions known as peristaltic waves push the food toward the pyloric valve. This valve leads to ...
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.
It works by increasing peristalsis (contractions) in the colon, leading to an increase in the number of bowel movements. This medicine is available only ...
Intractable constipation due to either slow transit or disorders of evacuation; Pseudo-obstruction (disorders of gastric and intestinal motility) that can be ...
This digestive condition affects muscles in the stomach and keeps it from emptying fully. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
This digestive condition is sometimes mistaken for heart pain. Learn about symptoms and treatment for these painful contractions in the esophagus.
Achalasia. In this condition, the lower esophageal sphincter muscle doesn't relax enough to let food enter the stomach. Symptoms include trouble swallowing and ...
... peristalsis, making swallowing difficult. A number of nonsurgical and surgical options exist for the treatment of achalasia. Traditional surgical approaches ...
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