Rome Foundation-Asian working team report: Asian functional gastrointestinal disorder symptom clusters

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are diagnosed by the presence of a characteristic set of symptoms. However, the current criteria-based diagnostic approach is to some extent subjective and largely derived from observations in English-speaking Western patients. We aimed to identify latent symptom clusters in Asian patients with FGID.1805 consecutive unselected patients with FGID who presented for primary or secondary care to 11...