Motility Disorders

Who to Contact
Where to Go to Chat with Others
Learn More About It
Web Sites
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Who to Contact

Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc.
12 Roberts Drive
Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730
(781)275-1300
Fax: (781)275-1304
gimotility@msn.com
http://www.agmd-gimotility.org

Brings together patients, family members, physicians, nurses, basic science and clinical researchers, pharmaceutical and diagnostic corporate representatives, home healthcare professionals, nutritionists, biotech industrialists, other organizations, and those in the community interested in digestive motility diseases and disorders through a variety of resources and programs. It is an organization which focuses on education, the dissemination of information, advocacy, outreach, research, and support.

Where to Go to Chat with Others

• RefluxToddlers
  This mailing list is for parents of children suffering from GERD and related motility disorders. Parents on this list have children ages 2 years to 4 years. It is designed to help encourage, educate and support parents.
  
  
• Achalasia
  Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder and is also known as Cardiospasm, Dyssynergia Esophagus, Esophageal Aperistalsis and Megaesophagus.
  
  
• Gerd Support
  This is a support group for people with the painful disease GERD(acid reflux disease/heartburn) or those giving support to someone with GERD
  
  
• Gastroparesis Patient Support
  This group is designed for the gastroparesis patient by the patients. We are here to support one another by sharing our stories as well living day to day with Gastroparesis. We welcome all patients as well their family members.
  
  
• The Hirschsprung's & Motility Disorders Support Network List
  The Guardian Society are a group of people whose kids suffer from various motility disorders such as Hirschsprung's Disease, Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, GERD, Short Bowel Syndrome, and the like.

Learn More About It

• GERD FAQ

• Introduction to GERD

• Gastrointestinal functional and motility disorders

• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Hiatal Hernia and Heartburn)

• About Digestive Motility

• Information on Motility Disorders
  From the Motility Society

Web Sites

• GERD Information Resource Center
• Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER)

• Infant and Pediatric Reflux Disease

• The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases