… Chronic abdominal pain is one of the most common clinical syndromes encountered in day
to day clinical paediatric practice. Although common, its definition is confusing, predisposing …

… pain and usually will respond to intervention with no more than placebo benefit. This is also
often true for gallstones when abdominal pain … opiates for acute abdominal pain. Diagnostic …

… pain and chronic widespread pain. Whether psychological and social factors in population-based
subjects with abdominal pain are a consequence of pain … appear to be unexplained. …

… chronic abdominal pain, are common complaints in the pediatric population. Estimates on the
prevalence of abdominal pain … one attack of unexplained abdominal pain per week over at …

… Chronic pain is unfortunately common in adolescents. It poses diagnostic challenges and …
pain conditions: Fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome and functional abdominal pain…

… , conditions associated with chronic unexplained visceral pain, and … with chronic abdominal
pain demonstrate abnormal perceptual responses and brain activation patterns to rectal pain …

… Many complaints of abdominal pain, dyspepsia, headache, backache, joint pain, chest … pain,
and somatisation disorder (multiple chronic physical problems). Although a few unexplained …

… Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the most commonly … More than 90% of children with
chronic abdominal pain were … ulcers, unexplained fever, bloody stools, pain awakening them …

… Patients with co-existent BJHS and GI symptoms experienced abdominal pain (81%), …
Interestingly, other unexplained chronic pain syndromes such as fibromyalgia and pelvic pain …

… the presenting symptoms were truly medically unexplained or functional. The psychiatric …
Why do children have chronic abdominal pain, and what happens to them when they grow …