Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: History, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Rome IV

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: History, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features and Rome IV.

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), the most common diagnoses in gastroenterology are recognized by morphological and physiological abnormalities that often occur in combination including motility disturbance, visceral hypersensitivity, altered mucosal and immune function, altered gut microbiota and altered central nervous system processing. Research on these gut-brain interaction di...

Management and pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Since 2005, every annual meeting of the Japanese Gastroenterological Association has included a core symposium for functional gastrointestinal disorders. At the 6th annual meeting, the core symposium was 'Pathophysiology and New Treatment'. At the 7th annual meeting, the core symposium was 'Pathophysiology and Motility'. This review summarizes the papers presented at these meetings. At the 6th ...

Abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders based on Rome III criteria in a pediatric gastroenterology clinic

Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) entail several distinct conditions that collectively account for a sizeable proportion of patients complaining of abdominal pain. Physicians’ awareness is fundamental to avoid unnecessary evaluations and to alleviate stress-related problems. This study aimed to assess the relative frequencies of FGIDs and related categories in a se...

The functional gastrointestinal disorders and the Rome III process.

The functional gastrointestinal disorders and the Rome II process.

Toward a new understanding of the functional gastrointestinal disorders For centuries, physicians and historians have recognized that it is common for maladies to aZict the intestinal tract, producing symptoms of pain, nausea, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, diYcult passage of food or feces, or any combination. When these symptoms are experienced as severe, or when they impact on da...