Functional bowel disorder

In medicine, the term functional bowel disorder refers to a group of disorders which are characterised by chronic abdominal complaints without a structural or biochemical cause that could explain symptoms. Functional bowel disorders include:

The role of psychological factors in these conditions is being investigated.


 * Functional dyspepsia
 * Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP)
 * Chronic abdominal pain
 * Functional constipation
 * Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)