CO15 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CYCLIC VOMITING IN CHILDHOOD IN THE UK

Abstract

related FGIDs (AP-FGIDs) were diagnosed with increased frequency at subsequent control visit (18.7% at 1 months, 25% at 3 months, and 28.1% at 6 months), with statistically significant difference compared to controls only at 6 months (p = 0.04, RR= 1.7) [mostly functional abdominal pain (from 3.1% at 1 months to 12.5% at 6 months) and irritable bowel syndrome (from 9.4% to 12.5% at 6 months)]. At 6 months, AP-FGIDs were diagnosed in 6/21 (28.6%) children with viral infections and in 2/9 (22.2%) of those with bacterial infections. Conclusion: This first prospective cohort multicenter study supports PI-FGIDs as a true entity in children. According to the Rome III criteria there is a significant increase in abdominal pain-related FGIDs after AGE in children, evaluated within one month, and 3 and 6 months later. However, no correlation was found between different etiologies and any type of PI-FGIDs.