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By Sharon Gillson, About.com Guide to Heartburn / GERD

Gastrointestinal motility disorders

Wednesday August 17, 2005
In normal digestion, food is moved through the digestive tract by rhythmic contractions called peristalsis. When someone suffers from a digestive motility disorder, these contractions are abnormal. This disorder is due to two causes.

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