Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer. There are many health conditions ...

There are several theories about the origins of IBS but it's unclear exactly why. Still, there are treatments no matter the cause.

Even a myriad of medications — pain relievers and anti-nausea and migraine drugs — haven’t helped the high school senior, who ...

Nerve entrapment syndromes, particularly anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES), are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to chronic abdominal pain. These syndromes ...

A Groundbreaking New Approach to Treating Chronic Abdominal Pain Nov. 22, 2024 — A research team has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain.

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are among the most commonly diagnosed medical problems in pediatrics. Symptom-based Rome III criteria for FAP and IBS have been ...

For some patients IBS alternates between constipation IBS-C and diarrhoea IBS-D a subtype known as IBS-M mixed This dual ...

I think we’re past the point where I have to explain that chronic pain is not the result of imbalanced humors or a wandering uterus or possession by demons. But for more modern skeptics ...