The relationship between motility and inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders is at the same
time complex and intriguing since these conditions might share some genetic …

Background It is well known that inflammation has a profound impact on the neuromuscular
apparatus of the gastrointestinal tract during the inflammatory insult and in periods of …

Background Inflammatory conditions affecting the gut may cause motility disturbances, and
ulcerative colitis–one of the main disorders among the inflammatory bowel diseases–may …

Background There is substantial evidence linking disturbed gastrointestinal motility to
inflammation. Thus, it is not surprising that abnormalities of gastrointestinal motility play a …

Recently, the small intestine has become the focus of investigation as a potential site of
dysmotility in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A number of motor abnormalities have …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common disorders and a heterogeneous
condition in view of symptoms and underlying mechanisms. Though underlying causes of …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic
conditions associated with high morbidity and healthcare costs. The natural history of IBD is …

The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is considered to be multifactorial and
includes psychosocial factors, visceral hypersensitivity, infection, microbiota and immune …

Although gastrointestinal motor activity has been studied for more than a century, the
identification of motor disorders in clinical practice still presents problems. Over the last two …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of several highly prevalent, multi-symptom
gastrointestinal motility disorders that have a wide clinical spectrum and are associated with …