Previously used terms:
Chronic abdominal pain; functional abdominal pain; functional dyspepsia; irritable bowel syndrome; functional abdominal pain syndrome.
Description:
Recurrent episodic attacks of abdominal pain and/or discomfort, nausea and/or vomiting, occurring infrequently, chronically or at predictable intervals, that may be associated with migraine.
Diagnostic criteria:
- At least five attacks with distinct episodes of abdominal pain and/or discomfort and/or nausea and/or vomiting
- Normal gastrointestinal examination and evaluation
- Not attributed to another disorder.