About INMA

Indian Neurogastroenterology & Motility Association (INMA) formerly named Indian Motility & Functional Diseases Association was registered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2011 by Prof. Uday C Ghoshal. The Office of association is located at the Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, currently called disorders of gut-brain interaction and GI motility disorders are common all over the world including India. Patients with these disorders contribute about two-thirds of gastroenterology clinic workload in most parts of the world. Since epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of these disorders in India in particular, are still evolving, there was a need for a group of committed workers in this subspecialty of Gastroenterology in India. Accordingly, this association was started in 2011.

The aims of INMA are: (a) to provide a standardized care to patients suffering from GI motility and functional disorders in India, (b) to share knowledge about these disorders in India with doctors and other health care workers, (c) to increase awareness about these disorders in India with patients, public and policy maker, (d) to perform multicentre research on these diseases in India (e) to promote knowledge about GI motility and functional GI disorders in India in all possible ways.