In order to be diagnosed with IBS, a doctor needs to ascertain the presence of recurrent abdominal pain an average of at least one day a week, says Dr. David Levinthal, a neurogastroenterologist ...

are thought to be helpful for FAP and IBS through their effects on decreasing smooth muscle spasms in the GI tract that may produce symptoms such as pain. In a recent meta-analysis, antispasmodics ...

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 ...