Update of Criteria for Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs)
Symptom-Based Diagnosis: The Rome IV criteria emphasize diagnosing functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children and adolescents based on symptoms rather than the exclusion of organic diseases. The phrase „no evidence of an inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic, or neoplastic process“ has been removed, allowing for selective or no testing to support a positive diagnosis.