When gastric acid secretion is increased, there is a greater risk of developing motility disorders, such as GERD, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), and gastritis. Management of these disorders can be a ...

Early life stress may lead to digestive issues later in life, driven by changes in the gut and sympathetic nervous systems, according to a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology. "My ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The connection between disordered eating and GI seems like an easy one to make. Kyle Staller, MD, MPH, director ...

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

Engineers have developed an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility ...

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 ...

AMY, amygdala; DGBIs, disorders of gut-brain interaction; DMV, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; ENS, enteric nervous system; Hyp, hypothalamus; NTS, nucleus tractus ...

Dr James L. Wise is Senior Associate Consultant and Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He ...

Plus, how drinking may affect specific GI disorders. Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD Wine may cause discomfort for people with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, new research suggests.

Imbalanced autonomic function, characterized by reduced vagal activity and sympathetic dominance, is increasingly recognized in various gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. The vagus nerve, a key ...