Functional Disoders of Gastreointestinal System

• Main Author: H Shafagh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-04-01
• Series: International Journal of Pediatrics
• Subjects: Poster Presentation; N 32
• Online Access: http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2505_6973063fca09174ae828678331585d20.html
• ISSN: 2345-5047; 2345-5055

Based on Rome III criteria, functional disorders of GI are listed below:   Infant regurgitation: -regurgitation two or more times per day for 3 or more weeks -no retching, hematemesis, aspiration, apnea, FTT, abnormal posturing Infant rumination syndrome: -repetitive contraction of abdominal muscle -regurgitation of gastric content in to the mouth and reswallowed Cyclic vomiting syndrome: -Two or more periods of intense nausea and vomiting lasting hours to days  and return    to usual state of health lasting weeks to months Infant colic: -paroxysms of irritability, or crying that start and stop without obvious cause - episodes lasting 3 or more hours pre day and occurring at least 3 days per week for at least 1 week Infant Dyschesia: In a child less than 6 months old, must include: - At least 10 minutes of straing and crying before successful passage of soft stools Functional dyspepsia: - Persistent or recurrent discomfort centered in the upper abdomen - Not  relieved by defecation -No evidence of an inflammatory or other causes that explains the symptoms -Criteria fulfilled at least once per week for at least 2 months Irritable bowel syndrome: -Abdominal discomfort associated with two or more of the following -Improvement with defecation -Change in frequency of stool -Change in form of stool -No evidence of an inflammatory or other causes that explain the symptoms -Criteria fulfilled at least once per week for at least 2 month Functional diarrhea, functional constipation, aerophagia,  abdominal migraine, functional abdominal pain,   are other  functional  GI disorders.