Acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital. The study also suggests that physicians should do a simple ...

Abdominal pain is the leading reason for emergency room visits among children aged 5 and older. A doctor explains when an examination is necessary and what you can do at home. There is no medicine in ...

As part of our NF Clinic’s ongoing efforts to maintain a patient-centered focus, the NF Community Advisory Board was developed last year with the objective of providing input and direction regarding ...

Abdominal pain is a common woe among children, with studies indicating that up to 10-20% of youngsters experience recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) during their formative years. Recurrent Abdominal Pain ...

A 12-year-old female was sent by her pediatrician to the emergency department for investigation of severe suprapubic abdominal pain that radiated to her lower back. She reported that the pain had ...

Currently, children with functional abdominal pain are diagnosed with one of the abdominal-pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs) defined by the Rome III criteria The Rome ...

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are among the most commonly diagnosed medical problems in pediatrics. Symptom-based Rome III criteria for FAP and IBS have been ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information by sharing relevant background and reasoning ...

Existing evidence suggests that many school-age children experience abdominal pain lasting more than 8 weeks. These children also appear to be at high risk for later depression and school absenteeism.