Abstract
Functional digestive disorders are a group of conditions in which the patient's symptoms are not determined by organic disease, but by impaired organ function. The nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for functional dyspeptic disorders are defined in the Rome III criteria from the year 2006.
One of the most common forms of the disease is irritable bowel syndrome characterized by abdominal pain and impaired bowel movements. Diagnosis is based primarily on a detailed analysis of the anamnesis.
Colonoscopy should be performed on patients older than 50 years, patients with alarming symptoms, and patients with a positive family history. A prerequisite for successful treatment is to explain the nature of the patient's discomfort and calm.
In the case of pharmacological therapy drugs are selected with regard to the dominating symptoms.