Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

AGMD was started by a long-time patient who after many years of misdiagnosis, was finally found to have chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIP). Over the years, her disease has progressed to include her entire digestive tract, which has left her with gastroparesis, diffuse esophageal spasm, achalasia, gastroesophgaeal reflux disease, dysphagia, esophagitis, and a myriad of other diseases and medical conditions affecting her neurological, muscular, circulatory, skeletal and endocrine systems. As a result of her journey with disease, she ha been able to dedicate her life to AGMD and her quest in finding answers, providing assistance, disseminating education, creating a support system, advocating for research, and bringing together medical professionals with patients and their families, in order to gain a better understanding of this specialized area of gastroenterology.