Organic pathology accounted for symptoms in less than a quarter of Sri Lankan children with RAP. The majority had functional bowel diseases, of which the commonest was functional abdominal pain. Rome III criteria were more effective than Rome II criteria in identifying FGD. Helicobacter pylori infection did not appear to be associated with RAP.
Gastric emptying and antral motility were significantly impaired in patients, indicating a possible role for gastric motility disturbances in the pathogenesis of childhood functional recurrent abdominal pain. Further studies, including therapeutic trials, are needed to confirm this association and for recommendation of prokinetic drugs in its management.
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