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Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Child Functional Dyspepsia
Diagnostic checklist for functional dyspepsia in children and adolescents.
Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Child Functional Dyspepsia
Bothersome postprandial fullness
Bothersome early satiation
Bothersome epigastric pain or burning not associated with defecation
Symptom(s) occur at least 4 days per month
Criteria fulfilled for at least 2 months prior to diagnosis
Symptoms not fully explained by another medical condition after appropriate evaluation
ResultCriteria not met
Rome IV criteria for functional dyspepsia require ≥1 of the listed symptoms, occurring ≥4 days/month for ≥2 months, without another explanation.
- Qualifying symptoms present
- 0 of 3
When to use
- Diagnosing functional dyspepsia in a child with chronic upper abdominal symptoms and a normal work-up.
Formula
≥1 of: postprandial fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain/burning not related to defecation — ≥4 days/month for ≥2 months, unexplained by another condition.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Postprandial distress syndrome (fullness/satiation) and epigastric pain syndrome may overlap in the same child.