A distressed thyroid is probably at the root of a GI motility problem. But then so are neurological disorders. Not to mention autoimmunity, in particular Scleroderma. (citations below) Three different systems, three different causal factors converging on one problem, motility. There's a simple solution, to such complex problems. We need to first admit to the possibility. Think of any one problem you face, and you can easily figure out how more than one system is implicated. C