- Achalasia (tightness in the digestive tract—usually the esophagus--in which the muscles are unable to relax)
- Barrett’s esophagus (a consequence of acid reflux; the cells of the throat adapt to the acidic environment in ways that raise the risk of esophageal cancer)
- Chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD, also know as acid reflux)
- Esophageal motility disorders (problems with muscle movement in the esophagus)
- Fecal incontinence (lack of bowel control)
- Gastroparesis (problems with stomach muscles that slow the movement of food out of the stomach and into the small intestine)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Chronic constipation
- Dyssynergic defecation (inability to pass stool due to bowel nerve and muscle problems)
- Eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroenteritis, and colitis (abnormal inflammation of the esophagus, stomach, small intestines or colon by a specific type of white blood cell known as eosinophils)
Conditions & Treatments
Conditions Treated
Treatment Options
Temple’s experienced team can provide many options for treating your digestive motility disorder. These include:
- Help with dietary changes and nutritional counseling for GERD, gastroparesis, IBS, constipation
- Medications and medication management
- Botox injections for achalasia
- Nonsurgical endoscopic treatments for achalasia and Barrett’s esophagus, including ablation therapy for Barrett’s esophagus
- Minimally invasive endoscopic, laparoscopic or robotic surgery for achalasia, GERD, or gastroparesis — including fundoplication (which constricts the opening between the esophagus and the stomach to prevent acid reflux)
- POEM (peroral endoscopic myotomy) for achalasia
- Implantable electric stimulators to treat gastroparesis
- G-POEM for gastroparesis
- Anorectal manometry and biofeedback (using tests of muscle movement in combination with special exercises to retrain pelvic floor muscles) for treatment of fecal incontinence, chronic constipation or dyssynergic defecation
- Endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP)
- Sacral nerve stimulation or for treatment of fecal incontinence
- Solesta injections for treatment of fecal incontinence