Chronic pain, defined as persistent or recurring pain or pain lasting longer than 3 months, is
a common childhood problem. The objective of this study was to conduct an updated …

Characterization of childhood and adolescent functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs)
has evolved during the 2-decade long Rome process now culminating in Rome IV. The era …

From a pure motor disorder of the bowel, in the past few years, irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS) has become a multifactorial disease that implies visceral hypersensitivity, alterations at …

The Rome II pediatric criteria for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) were defined
in 1999 to be used as diagnostic tools and to advance empirical research. In this document …

Objective To assess the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in children 0-
18 years old according to the newly established Rome IV diagnostic criteria as reported by …

Objective We aimed to review the literature regarding epidemiology of functional abdominal
pain disorders in children and to assess its geographic, gender and age distribution …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders (FGIDs)
in children and adolescents in a representative community sample of the US. Study design …

Methods A total of 23 698 subjects who underwent a medical check-up including upper and
lower endoscopy were enrolled. By review-ing the subject's self-reporting questionnaire and …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and troublesome disorder in children with an
increasing prevalence noted during the past two decades. It has a significant effect on the …

Background The prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children,
particularly from Asia, is largely unknown. There are not many studies done in Asia …