Employing a consensus approach, our working team critically considered the available
evidence and multinational expert criticism, revised the Rome II diagnostic criteria for the …

Background There is some evidence that, despite attempts to classify them separately,
functional bowel disorders are not distinct entities and that such divisions are artificial. Aim …

Functional bowel disorders are highly prevalent disorders found worldwide. These disorders
have the potential to affect all members of society, regardless of age, sex, race, creed, color …

The Rome diagnostic criteria for the functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal
pain are used widely in research and practice. A committee consensus approach, including …

ABSTRACT In this Clinical Practice Guideline we discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic
approach of adult patients with constipation and abdominal complaints at the confluence of …

Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS‐D) and functional diarrhoea (FDr) are the two
major functional bowel disorders characterized by diarrhoea. In spite of their high …

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) account for at least 40% of all referrals to
gastroenterologists. Of the 33 recognized adult FGIDs, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the …

Importance The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the United States is between
7% and 16%, most common in women and young people, with annual direct costs estimated …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the prototypical functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, is
common throughout the world and often requires care from primary care and specialist …

In June 2016, the National Institutes of Health hosted a workshop on functional bowel
disorders (FBDs), particularly irritable bowel syndrome, with the objective of elucidating …