Shino Shimura et al. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Refractory Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016;22:60-68. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are common; however, despite their prevalence the underlying pathophysiology is not well understood. The interest in the microbiome of the gut, and the differences in fermentation seen...

Like the majority of non-communicable diseases that have recently gained attention, functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders (FGID) in both children and adults are caused by a variety medical conditions. In general, while it is often thought common conditions such as obesity may cause other problems, for example, asthma or mental health issues, more consideration needs to be given possibility...

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is currently defined as persistent deficits in social communication and interaction additional to repetitive behavioural patterns, restrictive interests or activities. Several studies suggested that ASD accompanied by defective perception altered response the environmental factors, including stress. In this context, frequent reports addressed manifest...

BACKGROUND Children with pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (P-FGIDs) have an increased risk for school absenteeism, depression, anxiety and low quality of life. Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has shown large treatment effects in adults with irritable bowel syndrome, but has not been tested for children 8-12 years with P-FGIDs. AIM The aim of this trial was to...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To study the prevalence of somatic and psychiatric co-morbidities in the patients of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to assess the quality of life (QOL) of these patients. METHODS One hundred and eighty-four IBS patients and 198 controls were included. Diagnosis of IBS, its sub-classification and assessment of other functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) was made on ...

The importance of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) continues to grow, as clinicians and clinical researchers have recognized the impact of the functional gastrointestinal disorders. Limited information is available on the performance of HRQOL questionnaires in Asia. Furthermore, the effect across different cultural settings of functional gastrointestinal disorders on HRQOL has been little...