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[Functional abdominal pain].

Alexander Sendensky¹, Radu Tutuian

¹Universitätsklinik für Viszerale Medizin und Chirurgie UVCM Inselspital Bern.

Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique

|July 29, 2011

Summary

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Functional abdominal pain disorders are complex. This review outlines a practical gastroenterological approach, focusing on dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, emphasizing symptom-based diagnosis and treatment.

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Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Context:

Functional abdominal pain is a complex group of disorders with varied causes and presentations.
The ROME-Foundation provides classification criteria, with ROME-III being the latest.
A primary diagnostic step involves excluding other definable somatic, psychiatric, or psychosomatic conditions.

Purpose:

To outline a pragmatic gastroenterological approach to functional abdominal pain.
To exemplify this approach using dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome.
To highlight the empirical and symptomatic basis of current gastroenterological therapies.

Summary:

Functional abdominal pain encompasses diverse conditions.
Dyspepsia presents with epigastric symptoms; irritable bowel syndrome involves altered bowel habits and mid-abdominal pain.
Diagnosis often relies on excluding other disorders, and treatment is largely empirical.

Impact:

Provides a practical framework for clinicians managing functional abdominal pain.
Clarifies the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in gastroenterology.
Emphasizes the need for symptom-based management in the absence of complete pathophysiological understanding.