Employing a consensus approach, our working team critically considered the available
evidence and multinational expert criticism, revised the Rome II diagnostic criteria for the …

The Rome diagnostic criteria for the functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal
pain are used widely in research and practice. A committee consensus approach, including …

A questionnaire to establish the presence of 15 symptoms thought to be typical of the irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) was given to 109 unselected patients referred to gastroenterology or …

Symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorder were sought by a questionnaire administered
to 301 apparently healthy subjects in young, middle-aged, and elderly categories. …

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of functional constipation is highly variable among
epidemiological surveys and may relate to the definitions applied. We estimated the population …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Little is known about the prevalence, symptoms, diagnosis,
attitude, and referral to specialists of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in general …

The Rome II criteria and questionnaires developed to identify functional gastrointestinal
disorders have not been evaluated. Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of …

▪ The irritable bowel syndrome is a common chronic disorder having a broad clinical spectrum
of severity. Although only a small proportion of those afflicted seek medical help for their …

Individuals exhibiting “the metabolic syndrome” have multiple coronary artery disease risk
factors, including insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and android obesity. We …

OBJECTIVE: Functional GI disorders are common in the general population. However, their
impact on health status and health resource use in Canada has not been well examined. We …