Natural history of functional gastrointestinal disorders: a 12-year longitudinal population-based study

• Published in: Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 133; no. 3; p. 799
• Main Authors: Halder, Smita L S, Locke, 3rd, G Richard, Schleck, Cathy D, Zinsmeister, Alan R, Melton, 3rd, L Joseph, Talley, Nicholas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - etiology; Abdominal Pain - physiopathology; Adult; Aged; Constipation - etiology; Constipation - physiopathology; Diarrhea - etiology; Diarrhea - physiopathology; Dyspepsia - etiology; Dyspepsia - physiopathology; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases - complications; Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - physiopathology; Health Surveys; Humans; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - etiology; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Minnesota - epidemiology; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Minnesota

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are common in the community. The natural history of FGID is unknown because of a lack of prospective population-based studies and the indistinct nature of the phenotype. We sought to report the natural history of FGID in a US population. This prospective...