Commentary: Psychological and Behavioral Challenges for Families of Children with Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders

Commentary: psychological and behavioral challenges for families of children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.

The current issue of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology includes two papers about children and adolescents with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, or EGIDs. Each paper addresses key behavioral and psychological aspects of pediatric EGIDs. The first paper, by Taft and colleagues, characterizes caregiver stress in the parents of children with EGIDs and describes the relationships between th...

Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children and Future Challenges

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are a common problem in children. These disorders in children are classified into the following categories according to the ROME III classification: Functional Dyspepsia, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Abdominal Migraines, Childhood Functional abdominal pain (FAP), Childhood functional abdominal pain syndrome and functional constipation. FGIDs are ...

The study of the serum levels of IL-10 and TGF-beta1 in children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders compared to children with gastroesophageal reflux disease and healthy controls

Background: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) are a heterogeneous group of GI disorders, associated with an increase of the eosinophils in the gastrointestinal mucosal tissue. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), as a subset of T cells with proven prominent role in immunopathology and protection against allergic diseases, appear to play a role in EGID pathogenesis. In the present study, ser...

Challenges of caring for children with functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Behavioral feeding problems and parenting stress in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders in children.

BACKGROUND Children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) and their families are asked to adhere to dietary restrictions which can present significant daily challenges. However, little is known about child and family functioning and adaptation and the impact of psychosocial functioning (e.g., behavioral feeding problems) on adherence to dietary restrictions in this pediatric popul...