PREVALENCE OF FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN SHARQIA GOVERNORATE
Samah Mohamed Mohamed Mahmoud Badawy;
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unctional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders are the most common GI disorders in the general population. Estimates vary, but about 1 in 4 people or more have one of these disorders. The conditions account for about 40% of GI problems seen by doctors and therapists.
Functional GI disorders are disorders of gut–brain interaction. It is a group of disorders classified by GI symptoms related to any combination of the following: motility disturbance, visceral hypersensitivity, altered mucosal and immune function, altered gut microbiota, and altered central nervous system (CNS) processing.
The aim of this work was to measure the frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders among a sample of Egyptian school children in sharqia governorate and to explain the effect of gastrointestinal disorder on quality of life in children and their families. As well as relation between incidence of functional gastrointestinal disorder to different socio-demographic data.
The study was conducted on 711 Egyptian children in two age group from 4 to10 years and other group more than 10 years. They were selected among primary and preparatory school in zagazig center, sharqia governorate.
The prevalence of functional gastro in
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unctional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders are the most common GI disorders in the general population. Estimates vary, but about 1 in 4 people or more have one of these disorders. The conditions account for about 40% of GI problems seen by doctors and therapists.
Functional GI disorders are disorders of gut–brain interaction. It is a group of disorders classified by GI symptoms related to any combination of the following: motility disturbance, visceral hypersensitivity, altered mucosal and immune function, altered gut microbiota, and altered central nervous system (CNS) processing.
The aim of this work was to measure the frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders among a sample of Egyptian school children in sharqia governorate and to explain the effect of gastrointestinal disorder on quality of life in children and their families. As well as relation between incidence of functional gastrointestinal disorder to different socio-demographic data.
The study was conducted on 711 Egyptian children in two age group from 4 to10 years and other group more than 10 years. They were selected among primary and preparatory school in zagazig center, sharqia governorate.
The prevalence of functional gastro in
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| Title | PREVALENCE OF FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN SHARQIA GOVERNORATE | Other Titles | انتشار الأضطرابات الوظيفية للجهاز الهضمي بين أطفال المدارس بمحافظة الشرقية | Authors | Samah Mohamed Mohamed Mahmoud Badawy | Issue Date | 2017 |
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