Functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal pain.

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Published in Gut on September 01, 1999

Authors

W G Thompson1, G F Longstreth, D A Drossman, K W Heaton, E J Irvine, S A Müller-Lissner

Author Affiliations

1: Committee on Functional Bowel Disorders and Functional Abdominal Pain, Multinational Working Teams to Develop Diagnostic Criteria for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (Rome II), University of Ottawa, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy Evaluation of a Commercial Preparation Containing Lactobacillus Casei DG on the Reduction of the Painful Symptoms Related to the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A Pilot Clinical Study | NCT02077699

DARWIN Study: A Randomization/Withdrawal Efficacy Study of Dexloxiglumide in Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS) | NCT00220090

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