ArticleGlobal pediatric health2021
The Effect of Using Rome IV Criteria on the Prevalence of Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders and Functional Constipation among Children of the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.
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- Comparative efficacy of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic interventions in children with functional abdominal pain disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Sleep, Stress, Circadian Rhythm, and Diet in Pediatric Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Associated Risk Factors Among Preschool Children in the City of Jeddah and Surrounding Areas: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characteristics of the Pediatric Chronic Pain Service in a Developing Country: A Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- The Relationship between video game addiction and bladder/bowel dysfunction in childrenBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
- Exploring the Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases and the Accompanied Differences in Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns: A Two-Generational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence and determinants of constipation in children in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Functional abdominal pain disorders in children in southern Anhui Province, China are related to academic stress rather than academic performance.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Functional constipation in children: What physicians should know.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases and Dietary Practices among Pakistani Children-A Schools Based Cross-Sectional Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Testing the Arabic-Saudi Arabia version of the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for functional gastrointestinal disorders for Children living in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- A Narrative Review on the Update in the Prevalence of Infantile Colic, Regurgitation, and Constipation in Young Children: Implications of the ROME IV Criteria.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
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Abstract
Functional gastrointestinal disorders are characterized by absence of anatomical and biochemical alterations, and are diagnosed and classified based on symptomatology. We aim to explore the prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders and Functional constipation using Rome IV criteria. An online questionnaire was distributed randomly via social media targeting the general population of the western region of Saudi Arabia. Parents who have at least 1 child in the age group 3 to 18 years were included. Children with mental disabilities, or any organic gastrointestinal disorder were excluded. Five hundred thirty-two responded and 215 were excluded. The overall prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders was 3.1%. The prevalence of functional constipation was 4.7%.
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