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Master of Public Health

Predicting persistence of functional abdominal pain from childhood into young adulthood.

AUTHORS

Horst S , Shelby G , Anderson J , Acra S , Polk DB , Saville BR , Garber J , Walker LS , . Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2014 12 ; 12(12). 2026-32

ABSTRACT

Pediatric functional abdominal pain has been linked to functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in adulthood, but little is known about patient characteristics in childhood that increase the risk for FGID in young adulthood. We investigated the contribution of gastrointestinal symptoms, extraintestinal somatic symptoms, and depressive symptoms in pediatric patients with functional abdominal pain and whether these predicted FGIDs later in life.

Pediatric functional abdominal pain has been linked to functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in adulthood, but little is known about patient characteristics in childhood that increase the risk for FGID in young adulthood. We investigated the contribution of gastrointestinal symptoms, extraintestinal somatic symptoms, and depressive symptoms in pediatric patients with functional abdominal pain and whether these predicted FGIDs later in life.

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