Gastrointestinal symptoms are highly prevalent, but many people who have them will have
no organic explanation for their symptoms. Most of these people will be labelled as having a …

With a worldwide prevalence of 15%, chronic constipation is one of the most frequent
gastrointestinal diagnoses made in ambulatory medicine clinics, and is a common source …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent, chronic disorder that significantly
reduces patients' quality of life. Advances in diagnostic testing and in therapeutic options for …

Functional constipation is common in children and adults worldwide. Functional constipation
shows similarities in children and adults, but important differences also exist regarding …

Faecal incontinence, which is defined by the unintentional loss of solid or liquid stool, has a
worldwide prevalence of≤ 7% in community-dwelling adults and can markedly impair …

Every May, Gastroenterology publishes a supplemen-tary issue devoted to a topic of
particular interest to the science and practice of gastroenterology. Through a collaboration …

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are diagnosed and classified using the Rome
criteria; the criteria may change over time as new scientific data emerge. The Rome IV was …

Introduction Chronic constipation is highly prevalent, affecting between 10% and 15% of the
population. The Rome IV criteria categorizes disorders of chronic constipation into four …

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 …

Background This manuscript summarizes consensus reached by the International Anorectal
Physiology Working Group (IAPWG) for the performance, terminology used, and …