Bee Honey as a Therapeutic Modality for Children with Functional Dyspepsia

Abstract

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a constellation of diverse gastrointestinal disturbing symptoms with multifactorial feature, that are not attributable to organic causes after proper medical assessment. Treatment options are unsatisfactory due to the lack of identifiable pathophysiology as well as the pharmacological therapy are less effective, so using an additional reliable non- pharmacological therapy would be promising. Bee honey has been being used as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for its several benefits in different health aspects. This study addressed the use of bee honey as an adjuvant therapy to FD in children.