functional bowel disorder

In medicine, the term 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. Functional bowel disorders include, among others:Functional dyspepsiaNon-cardiac chest pain (NCCP)Chronic abdominal painFunctional constipationIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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