Achalasia Center - Fort Pierce, FL
Fort Pierce Gastroenterologist Doctors for AchalasiaType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Fort Pierce * A Prasad Korlipara MD  Joseph J Katta MD  Heart & Family Health Institute  Martin Memorial Medical Group Tiffany  Gastroenterology Associates  Martin Memorial Medical Group Tiffany  Alec Lui MD  William McCormack MD  Vero Internal Medicine Group  Robert McGovern MD  Vero Gastroenterology LLC  Vero Gastroenterology LLC  Vero Gastroenterology LLC  Leonard J Ram MD  Dan G Jacobson MD  Domingo T Ngo MD  David A Elliott DO  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gary J Guzzardo MD  Mohammad Idrees MD PA  Kenneth F Haas MD  Sumant K Chakravorty MD  Michael E Schwartz DO  North County Center For Digestive Health Inc  North County Center For Digestive Health Inc  North County Center For Digestive Health Inc  North County Center For Digestive Health Inc  North County Center For Digestive Health Inc  Essam Attia MD  Gastroenterology Specialist Inc  Gastroenterology Specialist Inc  Jose L Proenza MD  MIMA - Gastroenterology  Omni Healthcare  Your Good Health Medical Group PA  Richard M Dwoskin MD  Jeffrey Garelick MD PA  South Florida Center of Gastroenterology  Shireen F Gadallah MD  South Florida Center of Gastroenterology  South Florida Center of Gastroenterology  OMNI Healthcare Gastroenterology  OMNI Healthcare Gastroenterology  OMNI Healthcare Gastroenterology  MIMA Gastroenterology  MIMA Gastroenterology  MIMA Gastroenterology  MIMA Gastroenterology  MIMA Gastroenterology  Osler Medical Inc  Osler Medical Inc  Mohan Persaud MD PA  Healthcare Specialists of The Palm Beaches  Healthcare Specialists of The Palm Beaches  Healthcare Specialists of The Palm Beaches  Healthcare Specialists of The Palm Beaches  Gastroenterology Group of the Palm Beaches PA  Robert S Raymond MD  Glenn H Englander MD  Denis Murphy MD  Sidney Neimark MD  Tomas Rodriguez-Molinet MD  Jeffrey S Wenger MD  Salvatore Senzatimore Jr. MD  Palm Beach Gastroenterology Consultants  Palm Beach Gastroenterology Consultants  Palm Beach Gastroenterology Consultants  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches Gastroenterology  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  Edward Cane MD  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates  Eisenman & Eisenman Gastroenterology  Eisenman & Eisenman Gastroenterology  Rex L Gomez MD PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  David C Hellman MD  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  Bradley Towbin MD  Health First Physicians  Health First Physicians Fort Pierce, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-20
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AchalasiaWhat is achalasia?Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the esophagus (swallowing tube). The term achalasia means "failure to relax" and refers to the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (a ring of muscle situated between the lower esophagus and the stomach) to open and let food pass into the stomach. As a result, patients with achalasia have difficulty in swallowing food.
How does the normal esophagus function?The esophagus has three functional parts. The uppermost part is the upper esophageal sphincter, a specialized ring of muscle that forms the upper end of the tubular esophagus and separates the esophagus from the throat. The upper sphincter remains closed most of the time to prevent food in the main part of the esophagus from backing up into the throat. The main part of the esophagus is referred to as the body of the esophagus, a long, muscular tube approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. The third functional part of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter, a ring of specialized esophageal muscle at the junction of the esophagus with the stomach. Like the upper sphincter, the lower sphincter remains closed most of the time to prevent food and acid from backing up into the body of the esophagus from the stomach. The upper sphincter relaxes with swallowing to allow food and saliva to pass from the throat into the esophageal body. The muscle in the upper esophagus just below the upper sphincter then contracts, squeezing food and saliva further down into the esophageal body. The ring-like contraction of the muscle progresses down the body of the esophagus, propelling the food and saliva towards the stomach. (The progression of the muscular contraction through the esophageal body is referred to as a peristaltic wave.). By the time the peristaltic wave reaches the lower sphincter, the sphincter has opened, and the food passes into the stoma... Recommended Reading Related to AchalasiaWhat is dysphagia?Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty swallowing, derived from the Latin and Greek words meaning difficulty eating. Mechanism of swallowing Swallowing is a complex action.
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