Q. My doctor says my constipation results from "weak peristalsis." What is this, and what can make it better? A. Peristalsis is a distinctive pattern of synchronized muscle contractions that push food ...

Researchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200 percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae, leading ...

Question: Aside from the gastric pacemaker, what are the current treatment options for someone with gastroparesis? I have had the stimulator x2, Botox, pyloroplasty and balloon dilitation without ...

Deglutition is the act or process of swallowing and is one of the most complex reflex neural activities, involving the highly coordinated interplay of swallowing and breathing By 34 weeks gestational ...