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We report on long-term follow-up [mean (SD) duration, 44.7 (4.3) mo] of 48 out of 132 children with recurrent abdominal pain, who were a part of an earlier study at our hospital. 31 (64.5%) children still experienced pain; 26 (54.1%) reported their pain to be better than before, 4 children reported it to be same as before, and one child reported it worse than before. 17 out of 31 children had pain fitting into one of the categories of functional gastrointestinal disorders in the Rome III criteria; most commonly functional abdominal pain (n=6) and functional constipation (n=3). In majority of children with functional recurrent abdominal pain, pain may persist over the next 3–4 years, but shows slight improvement in frequency and severity.
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Contributors: BR, DS, MN, MP: contributed to study conception and design, material preparation, data collection, data analysis and preparation of the final manuscript.
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Rawlley, B., Shah, D., Narang, M. et al. Long-term Outcome of Children with Recurrent Abdominal Pain. Indian Pediatr 57, 465–466 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1823-9
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