GI Motility Testing: Stomach, Small Bowel, and Colon

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 Mar;53(3):159-169. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001138.

Abstract

Symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bloating, abdominal distention, diarrhea, and constipation are common and may relate to abnormalities in gastrointestinal motility. There are a number of different options to study gastrointestinal motility. This article reviews novel and standard motility tests available in the stomach, small bowel, and colon. The indications for testing, technical details, advantages, and disadvantages of each test will be summarized.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Colon / physiology*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Motility*
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small / physiology*
  • Stomach / physiology*