Conditions and Treatments

Types of Motility Conditions

Motility disorders interrupt the body’s ability to move food and nutrition through the gastrointestinal system. Also known as dysmotility, these disorders can cause a range of health problems, often based on the affected organ(s).

Diagnosis

At the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Motility Center, our first objective is to identify your motility disorder and its source. We provide a wide range of innovative diagnostic tools and tests. Among them is a single-use capsule, which once swallowed, will provide a simple and painless way to collect data on your gastrointestinal system.

The tiny pill-shaped sensor travels through your digestive tract, collecting and sending data as it goes. Among other things, it measures acid levels, temperature and pressure levels over the three to five days it takes to exit your body.

Other tests may be recommended, based on which part of your digestive system is affected.

Treatments

The specialists at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Motility Center offer the latest treatments available, with an emphasis on nonsurgical options whenever possible. Symptoms often can be managed through medication and lifestyle changes. We also perform interventional endoscopy procedures, working with the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute’s Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education, along with Orlando Health’s thoracic and colorectal surgeons.

Among the treatments we provide: