Relationship between abdominal symptoms and fructose ingestion in children with chronic abdominal pain

This 2020 study explores functional abdominal pain disorders in children since these disorders account for 50% of all pediatric gastroenterology clinic visits. The goal of this study was to check whether being underweight or obese relates to the prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders among children. Study participants were selected from 5 schools in Colombia. […]

According to this 2018 review, there is still plenty of information missing on the association between food and gluten consumption with the incidence and persistence of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs). The authors wanted to explore this relationship further since wheat or gluten has been shown to trigger gastrointestinal symptoms […]