Functional colonic disease
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In medicine, the term functional colonic disease (or functional bowel disorder) refers to a group of bowel disorders which are characterised by chronic abdominal complaints without a structural or biochemical cause that could explain symptoms.
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Examples [edit]
Functional bowel disorders include, among others:
- Functional dyspepsia
- Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP)
- Chronic functional abdominal pain (CFAP)
- Functional constipation
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Criteria [edit]
The Rome process has helped to define the functional gastrointestinal disorders.[1] Successively, the Rome I, Rome II and the Rome III meetings have proposed a consensual classification system and terminology, as recommended by the Rome Coordinating Committee.