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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Peristalsis
  1. ... muscle contractions that propel food through the intestines (peristalsis), causing a digestive condition called intestinal pseudo-obstruction. ... tiredness (fatigue).In intestinal pseudo-obstruction, impairment of peristalsis leads to a buildup of partially digested food ...
  2. ... contractions that move food through the digestive tract (peristalsis) in most children with gastroschisis. In these individuals, peristalsis usually improves in a few months and intestinal ...
  3. ... contractions that move food through the digestive tract (peristalsis) and empty the bladder.Some of the major ... throughout life.After birth, the continued impairment of peristalsis (hypoperistalsis) often causes a digestive condition called intestinal ...
  4. ... ability to produce the coordinated waves of contractions (peristalsis) that move food along during digestion.Deletions or ...