Abdominal bloating is a very common and troublesome symptom of all ages, but it has not been fully understood to date. Bloating is usually associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders or organic diseases, but it may also appear alone. The pathophysiology of bloating remains ambiguous, although some evidences support the potential mechanisms, including gut hypersensitivity, impaired gas...

BACKGROUND The health-related quality of life is impaired in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders seen in referral centres. AIM To determine whether the health-related quality of life is impaired in subjects with functional disorders in the community and whether any differences can be explained by psychological co-morbidity. METHODS In a population-based, nested, case-control...

function is usually regulated by a complex network of reflex loops that renders digestive processing unnoticed, and only under abnormal conditions do sensory pathways become activated and symptoms develop. Symptoms arising in functional gastrointestinal disorders, including the irritable bowel syndrome , are currently considered to result from sensory-reflex disturbances in the gut (1). In turn...

BACKGROUND Functional constipation (FC) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) which has a major impact on the quality of life. Acupuncture is widely used as an alternative and complementary medicine (CAM) for FC, but the available evidence of its effectiveness is scarce. Therefore, we will perform a randomized controlled trial to determine whether acupuncture improves sympto...

AIM To evaluate how different levels of adherence to a mediterranean diet (MD) correlate with the onset of functional gastrointestinal disorders. METHODS As many as 1134 subjects (598 M and 536 F; age range 17-83 years) were prospectively investigated in relation to their dietary habits and the presence of functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients with relevant chronic organic disease we...

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 ...

GI disorders affect the quality of children. Children with Down syndrome have a high prevalence disorders. This study aims to determine life children is cross-sectional using PedsQL Symptoms Scale questionnaire & ROME IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder Adolescents. Samples were collected in January-May 2022. The analysis was performed IBM SPSS Sta...

BACKGROUND Despite holistic approach to psychosomatic medicine, gastroenterological disorders (GI) tend to be categorized broadly into "functional" and "organic". Major GI illnesses are Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Both are chronic, with remissions and relapses over the years while irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common, often disabling f...