Effect of dietary modification on clinical severity of functional abdominal pain among children.

Abstract

In this study, our aim was to evaluate the effect of dietary modification (low FODMAP diet) on clinical severity of functional abdominal pain among children . We included 50 patients have functional abdominal pain according to Rome IV criteria . We asses pain score as the patient or the parents were instructed to describe the pain felt and correlate with Wong-Baker Faces pain rating scale . We asses stool consistency by the patient or the parents were instructed to describe the stool consistency and correlate with the Bristol stool chart. We assess quality of life of patients by quality of life questionnaire (KID SCREEN) child & parent version