Do Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Affect Growth and Nutrition?

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in children of all ages and dominate pediatric outpatient practice. Symptoms in FGIDs cannot be attributed to structural or biochemical abnormalities; thus, diagnosis relies solely on history, physical examination, and symptom-based criteria.1 The prevalence of FGIDs is increasing in the pediatric population, with infant regurgitation the most common form in infants and functional constipation the most common among toddlers, children, and adolescents.

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