FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDER

In medicine, the term 'functional bowel disorder' refers to a group of bowel disorders which are characterised by chronic abdominal complaints without a structural or biochemical cause that could explain symptoms. Functional bowel disorders include, among others:

★ Functional dyspepsia

★ Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP)

★ Chronic abdominal pain

★ Functional constipation

★ Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
The Rome process has been pivotal in defining the functional gastrointestinal disorders. Successively, the Rome I, Rome II and the Rome III meetings have proposed a consensual classification system and terminology, as recommended by the Rome Coordinating Committee.

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See also

★ Digestive disease

References

★ The Rome Process and Criteria, Rome II and III