BACKGROUND Lactase is an enzyme involved in the hydrolysis of lactose. Deficiency of the enzyme (hypolactasia) may be determined genetically or arise secondarily to disease of small intestine. Under this condition, lactose enters the colon where it is fermented by intestinal microflora and turns to gases and short-chain fatty acids, causing gastrointestinal symptoms known as lactose intolerance...

In order to characterize gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms of 50 patients with Fabry disease (FD) (22 M; age range: 4-70 y; 35 adults and 15 children), validated questionnaires of GI symptoms were used to diagnose the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) of the patients with GI symptoms (33/50 (66%); 25/35 adults and 8/15 children) according to Rome III criteria. In 16/25 of these adults ...

background: patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgids) may use specific coping strategies. we intend to provide a mediating role of the relationship between pain (intensity and acceptance), cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and negative emotions in patients with fgids. materials and methods: participants were 176 inpatients, all experiencing significant fgids symptomatol...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGD), namely, functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), are always in the focus of gastroenterol-ogists, because of their polymorphic symptomatology and insufficiently defined causes and habits that influence the appearance of FGD. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) charact...

background: today investing about the role of contributing emotional factors in etiology and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders was an interesting subject for many researches. the purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and somatization in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. materials and method: this study was ...

Chronic abdominal pain is a common pediatric problem, affecting 7 to 25% of youth (1–3) and accounting for 2 to 4% of pediatric office visits (4). The overwhelming majority of affected children suffer from a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) in that explanatory physical disease in the form of demonstrable structural or biochemical abnormalities is absent (5). Symptom based diagnostic ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Rome criteria classifying functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) were updated. The aims of this study were to assess the spectra of FGID and to evaluate the applicability of Rome III criteria in Korea. METHODS New patients who visited 2 primary clinics and 2 tertiary care hospitals were consecutively invited to complete questionnaires. These consisted of questionnaires fo...

BACKGROUND Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) may occur following acute gastroenteritis. This long-term complication has previously not been described after infection with the non-invasive protozoan Giardia lamblia. This study aims to characterize persistent abdominal symptoms elicited by Giardia infection according to Rome II criteria and symptoms scores. METHODS Structured intervi...

UNLABELLED The relationship between GI symptoms and obesity has yet to be completely clarified. AIM To determine in a morbidly obese southern Italy adult population the prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID) and its association with the presence of a Binge Eating (BE) behavior pattern. METHODS Consecutive obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and 100 Healthy Cont...

BACKGROUND Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is a common complaint in children. Significant portion of them are of functional origin. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of abdominal pain-predominant functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) and its types in Jordanian school children. METHODS This is a school-based survey at south Jordan. Information using the self-reporting form of the ...