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Achalasia Action Meetings

Talking to others with achalasia is a good way of getting ideas that might help with particular problems.

Achalasia Action holds regular support meetings, mostly online so that everybody can have access to them. After COVID we aim to re-start some meetings in person.

To see summaries of specialist-led meetings, click on 'See All Meetings' in the box to the right, and then visit 'Specialist-led Meetings'

Upcoming Meetings

Sunday 3rd March 2024, 3pm

Achalasia Action Writing Group

Sunday 10th March 2024, 2pm

Achalasia Action London Online Meetup

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About Us

About Us

How We Can Help

Our main aim is to provide help and support within a friendly and well informed community to those with Achalasia and oesophageal motility and peristalsis problems.

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See all the recent updates from across the UK, and the latest news and blog articles about Achalasia.
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What is Achalasia?

How is Achalasia Diagnosed?

How can Achalasia be treated?

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Get answers to frequently asked questions about support and treatment of Achalasia.

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Research

Research

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See all latest Achalasia research news and articles.

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Documentation, archives and links to key information for researchers of Achalasia.

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Medical Professionals

Medical Professionals

Assessing motility
problems

Achalasia in the GP surgery

Resources

Resources for medical professionals.

For Your Patients

Information to help medical professionals introduce and guide patients on Achalasia.

Events

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Donate

We rely on the support and generosity from donors to promote, support, raise public awareness and providing research into Achalasia. The sky remains the limit for what we might do.

Meetings

Join our regular online and venue-based meetings across the UK.

Fundraising

There are lots of ways you can help raise funds and awareness for Achalasia Action and by doing so you are giving more and more people living with the condition better access to vital research, information and treatment.

Volunteer

Volunteer for Achalasia Action and help us make a difference.

Research News

We try to summarise various research projects that are at various stages of development. Some of these are keen to recruit those with achalasia to be able to take things forward. Volunteering to help this research is an excellent way of helping others with achalasia in the future.

Medical Treatment of Spasms

09/11/2022

Achalasia Action are keen to support a project looking at how we can treat spasms/ chest pains as this has been one of the most recurrent themes raised

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I-PASS study

03/11/2022

This study (International – Patient reported outcome of Achalasia Symptom Score) is being run by Professor Giovanni Zaninotto from Imperial College and Assistant Professor Sheraz Markar.

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Mapping the Experiences of People with Achalasia

30/09/2022

Melika Kalantari MPharm(Hons) MSc from the University of Reading has conducted some original research amongst members of Achalasia Action that was published in November 2020.

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OPERA

31/07/2022

The OPERA study commenced in 2022 and aims to review cases of children with achalasia. It is being undertaken by the Paediatric Surgery Trainee Research

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ERNICA

31/05/2022

This study is a European project that has started in 2022, gathering together the experiences of patients with achalasia, initially children. Research updates will be

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Stem Cell Research

27/02/2022

Dr Conor McCann was awarded a 3-year Derek Butler Research Fellowship in 2017 by Guts UK to undertake research into the potential for implanting stem

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Need help? Call the helpline on 0300 772 7795 or email admin@achalasia-action.org

Need help?
Call the helpline on 0300 772 7795
or email
admin@achalasia-action.org

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