Achalasia: A Hard Disease To Swallow

FOUNDER

Welcome to our Achalasia Community

Our Mission Statement
This web site has been created to help educate and provide support to those
people who suffer from Achalasia, and is dedicated in helping them and their
families who share in the suffering.

Achalasia is a rare medical disorder, so rare that many doctors will never see a
case in their lifetime, and if they do, may easily misdiagnose the disorder.
Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus, causing food to lodge in the
esophagus rather than moving easily and quickly into the stomach as would
happen normally. Achalasia is often a progressive disease requiring expert skill of
a GI specialist having demonstrated a solid history of several hundred successful
surgeries, of which there is more than one surgical option. We have personally
discovered that it is helpful to become very well educated about *all* of the aspects
surrounding Achalasia to help ensure that you will achieve the best possible
outcome.

We have included many resources and helpful links on this website to help you
better understand the difficulties associated with Achalasia. We are also here to
support family members of those afflicted with this disease. We recognize the
difficulty often experienced in better understanding and accepting this disease.
We represent a supportive, knowledgeable network of both Achalasia sufferers,
family members and dedicated friends. It is our hope and determination to help
increase awareness, encourage education and research

Patient support is a very important factor during hard times with this disease.
That's where we play a part for you, to be there when you don't know where to turn
or what to do next! It can be a long and hard journey alone through the ups and
downs of Achalasia. We hope you can use the information provided on this site to
help you in your journey, and we are more then willing to support you in any way
possible.

This is a privately owned and operated website, this helps keep advertising limited
and all decisions about the site are made by all affiliated members.

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Remember this site is operated by Achalasians for Achalasians!!

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Our Disclaimer
We the founders of this site are not doctors and are not giving medical
advice, anyone affiliated with this web site, do not, in anyway, endorse or
recommend: the medical information, doctors, hospitals, or treatments
that we have been involved with. These are only suggestions for your
personal achalasia research.

Privacy Policy: We take your privacy very seriously and will NOT under any
circumstances release the names of any person on our web site, using
our web site or inquiring about information; to anyone other then the
founders of this site, please fill free to read our policy!!