Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Functional Disoders of Gastreointestinal System

Author
Assosiate Professor of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
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.
                                                                            
 
 
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