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Topic: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

1. Fact Sheet: Bellyaches in Children

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   By: Paul E. Hyman, MD

   Every child complains about a bellyache now and then. How can a parent tell what is wrong, and if it is dangerous? It is not always easy. Children less than 5 or 6 years of age often do not have the words to describe their sensations accurately. Toddlers do not separate emotional from physical distress. The young child's bellyache may represent hunger, fatigue, or a need to use the bathroom. School age children may wake with bellyaches on school days. Are they sick, or just anxious about an important test? Revised and updated 2009.

   Topics: Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

2. Fact Sheet: What's New in Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders?

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   By: Arlene Caplan, PhD; Andrée Rasquin, MD

   The field of pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) is growing at an ever-increasing pace. Increasingly, clinicians are seeking out knowledge about FGIDs in children as well as methods to better help these young patients and their families deal with them. This article reviews the emerging research data on pediatric FGIDs, which can be used in clinical practice to inform children and families about these disorders and their treatment.

   Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

3. Fact Sheet: The Global Approach To Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

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   By: Arlene Caplan, PhD; Andrée Rasquin, MD

   In this article, we will describe our own "Global Approach" to the treatment of pediatric FGIDs, which can be adapted for use by any multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping these youngsters and their families cope with these disorders.

   Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

4. Fact Sheet: Functional Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children and Adolescents

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   By: John V. Campo, MD

   Without thinking much about it, most of us expect that doctors will be able to "explain" our aches, pains, and complaints by finding some sort of tissue damage or disease that causes our discomfort. Despite such expectations, many of us have learned that not all physical suffering can be neatly explained by a physical examination or by medical tests and procedures. Doctors call physical disorders that are real but not caused by tissue damage "functional" disorders. Children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and their families struggle with this sometimes frustrating and confusing situation every day. This article reviews characteristics, causes, and treatments.

   Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pain Management
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

5. Fact Sheet: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Children and Adolescents

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   By: Information Adapted from the National Diseases Information Clearinghouse NIH

   Irritable bowel syndrome is a disturbance of bowel function that includes symptoms of abdominal pain or discomfort and altered bowel habit (change in frequency or consistency) – chronic or recurrent diarrhea, constipation, or both in alternation.

   Topics: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
   Non-Member Price: FREE