Functional gastrointestinal disorder | |
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Other names | Disorders of gut–brain interaction |
Specialty | Gastroenterology |
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), also known as disorders of gut–brain interaction, include a number of separate idiopathic disorders which affect different parts of the gastrointestinal tract and involve visceral hypersensitivity and motility disturbances.[1]