Summary Background While the Rome III classification recognises functional constipation
(FC) and constipation predominant IBS (IBS‐C) as distinct disorders, recent evidence has …

Background. The prevalence of constipation in the (German) population has been shown to
be 14.9% in a telephone survey, but more detailed data are required to characterize the …

OBJECTIVES: The Rome III classification system treats functional constipation (FC) and
irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) as distinct disorders, but this distinction …

Rome III diagnostic criteria separate patients with idiopathic chronic constipation into
mutually exclusive categories of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) …

Background Rome III was revised to Rome IV in May 2016. One important change in the
Rome IV criteria is that abdominal pain must be present for a diagnosis of irritable bowel …

Abstract Background The Rome III criteria classify patients complaining of constipation into
two main groups: patients with functional constipation (FC) and patients with constipation …

Objectives Few studies have examined the effects of applying the Rome IV criteria for
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) vs the previous standard, the Rome III criteria. We conducted …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 1020–1029 Summary Background The epidemiology and
effects of functional constipation (FC) on Chinese people remain unclear. Aim To investigate …

METHODS: Demographics, validated symptom and quality of life questionnaires, clinical
examination findings, stool transit, and diagnosis were collected in 768 patients with chronic …

Background The agreement between subtyping irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients
based on Rome II criteria versus Rome III criteria is unknown. Aim To compare IBS …