Unravelling functional abdominal pain disorders from infancy to adolescence Insights into epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment

Thesis (complete)

Front matter

General introduction and outline of the thesis

Chapter 1: Prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in European infants and toddlers

Chapter 2: Follow-up of infants with colic into childhood; Do they develop behavioral problems?

Chapter 3: Functional gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in adolescents with a history of infant colic

Chapter 4: Worldwide prevalence and burden of functional gastrointestinal disorders, results of Rome Foundation global study

Chapter 5: Epidemiology of functional abdominal pain disorders and functional defecation disorders in adolescents in Curacao

Chapter 6: Clinical evaluation of inflammatory and blood parameters in the workup of pediatric chronic abdominal pain

Chapter 7: Parental factors in pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders: A cross-sectional cohort study

Chapter 8: Definitions of pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders and outcome measures: A systematic review

Chapter 9: A core outcome set for clinical trials in pediatric functional abdominal pain disorder

Chapter 10: The placebo response in pediatric abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chapter 11: Side effects associated with pharmacotherapy for pediatric irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain – not otherwise specified: A systematic review

Chapter 12: Protocol for a pilot randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for assessing the feasibility and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in adolescents with refractory irritable bowel syndrome: FAIS trial

Summary and general discussion; Nederlandse samenvatting en algemene discussie

List of contributing authors; List of publications; PhD portfolio; Dankwoord; About the author

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