Úvodník 2007/II/2

Functional digestive disorders – pathophysiological approach

In contrast to organic diseases due to structural lesions or humoral aberrations, functional disorders have been ascribed to abnormal functions. But which functions? The term Functional Digestive (or Gastrointestinal) Disorders was introduced after discovery of tests of gastric secretion at the end of the 19th century when digestive symptoms were ascribed to abnormal gastric acidity. The diagno...