- Title
- Inconsistent symptom clusters for functional gastrointestinal disorders in Asia: is Rome burning?
- Creator
- Holtmann, Gerald J.; Talley, Nicholas J.
- Relation
- Gut Vol. 67, Issue 11, p. 1911-1915
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314775
- Publisher
- BMJ Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- On 18 July 64 AD, the great fire of Rome destroyed much of the ancient city, starting in the slums in the southern part and rapidly spreading north.1 The Emperor Nero was long blamed for the disaster but there is little evidence that he actually set the fire. However, he was displeased by the architectural design of the ancient Rome and the disaster provided a welcome opportunity for him to change the city building codes. Fast forward 2000 years; the Rome criteria today are considered the global ‘gold standard’ for the diagnosis and categorisation of functional GI disorders (FGID) including the IBS and functional dyspepsia (FD), and Rome IV was released to acclaim in 2016.2 The Rome criteria are consensus and expert opinion based and anatomical region or structure focused (eg, oesophageal disorders, gastroduodenal disorders, bowel disorders, centrally mediated pain disorders and anorectal disorders)2 rather than a strictly evidence, pathophysiology or symptom-based nosology.
- Subject
- functional gastrointestinal disorders; Asia; symptoms
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1409986
- Identifier
- uon:36105
- Identifier
- ISSN:0017-5749
- Language
- eng
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