THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR MOTILITY DISORDERS - MEDICATIONS, NUTRITION, BIOFEEDBACK, AND HYPNOTHERAPY

Authors
FARRUGIA G CAMILLERI M WHITEHEAD WE
Citation
G. Farrugia et al., THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR MOTILITY DISORDERS - MEDICATIONS, NUTRITION, BIOFEEDBACK, AND HYPNOTHERAPY, Gastroenterology clinics of North America, 25(1), 1996, pp. 225
Citations number
129
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Gastroenterology clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898553
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8553(1996)25:1<225:TSFMD->2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Gastrointestinal motility is regulated by a complex balance of inhibit ory and excitatory neuronal, humoral, and mechanical factors. The goal in the management of motility disorders is to maintain adequate nutri tion while decreasing symptoms. This can be accomplished by medication s and support of nutrition and biofeedback; the application of these t herapeutic strategies to patients with gut motility disorders is revie wed.