Problem

Disorders of gastric motility

Other Names:
Gastrointestinal motility disorders
Stomach dilation
Stomach distention
Gastrectasis
Hour-glass contraction of stomach
Nature:

Gastrointestinal motility refers to the series of wavelike contractions (peristalsis) that "squeeze" food along an individual's gastrointestinal tract. When a healthy individual swallows food, these contractions move the food down the oesophagus, into the stomach, and through the small and large intestines. People suffering from a motility disorder have an impairment of the nerves and/or muscles responsible for these contractions and therefore have difficulty moving food through their gastrointestinal tract in a normal coordinated manner.
Broader Problems:
Gastrointestinal disorders
Narrower Problems:
Chronic pseudo-obstruction syndrome
Aggravates:
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
Irritable bowel syndrome
Values:
Disorder
Subject(s):
Industry → Glass
Medicine → Intestinal tract
Medicine → Pathology
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
15.08.2019 – 04:26 CEST