The Mount Sinai South Nassau Gastrointestinal Motility Program diagnoses and treats problems with the nerves and muscles of the intestines. These are called motility disorders. Some motility disorders (like gastroesophageal reflux disease) are very common. Others are rare. Some people have more than one motility disorder.

We treat many types of motility conditions. These include:

• Achalasia: When the lower esophageal sphincter cannot relax, making it hard to talk or swallow
• Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: A rare condition where the small intestine cannot push digested food through the digestive tract, but without any blockage
• Cyclic vomiting syndrome: Repeating bouts of vomiting that stop on their own
• Esophageal spasm: Hyperactive contractions of the esophagus that can lead to chest pain or make it hard to talk
• Fecal incontinence: Loss of bowel control
• Functional dyspepsia: Uncomfortable stomach fullness, burning, or pain
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease: Exposure of the esophagus lining to stomach contents that can lead to heartburn
• Gastroparesis: When your stomach muscles don’t work right
• Intestinal dysmotility: Abnormal intestinal contractions, such as spasms and weak contractions, which affect digestion
• Monitoring PH: Diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Pelvic dyssynergia: Problems in the pelvis that make it hard to move stool
• Refractory constipation: Disorders that slow stool moving through the large intestine
• Swallowing disorders/dysphagia: Trouble swallowing

Our Team

Our team includes many experts. These include:

• Colorectal surgeons
• Gastrointestinal surgeons
• Physical therapists
• Radiologists
• Thoracic surgeons
• Urogynecologists
• Urologists