Abstract

Key Points Functional abdominal pain disorders are the most common causes of recurrent abdominal pain in pediatrics.The Rome IV criteria in 2016 for functional abdominal pain have eliminated the requirement of "no evidence for organic disease"; it now is defined as > 2 months of pain, ≥ 4 times per month, and after appropriate medical evaluation the symptoms cannot be attributed to another medical condition.History and physical examination are the only evaluations required most of the time in a child with abdominal pain.

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