Dietary fibers include non-digestible plant carbohydrates, lignin and resistant starch. Dietary
fibers provide immune, cardiovascular, metabolic and intestinal beneficial effects in humans …

Herbal medicines are becoming increasingly popular among patients because they are well
tolerated and do not exert severe side effects. Nevertheless, they receive little consideration …

Psyllium is an excellent natural source of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. It has been
used as a nutraceutical and functional ingredient in foods. Many efforts have been made to …

Dietary therapies are recommended for the treatment of pediatrics with functional abdominal
pain disorders (FAPDs), but the comparative effectiveness among them is unclear …

The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID), whose
prevalence has widely increased in pediatric population during the past two decades. The …

The pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome in children involves multiple factors. Thus,
treatment options are variable, targeting both diet and the child's and parents' behavior via …

Abstract In 1958, Apley and Naish authored a groundbreaking paper in Archives of Disease
in Childhood, elucidating the epidemiology and risk factors of recurrent abdominal pain in …

Background & Aims Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are more prevalent in
female patients. Dietary fiber may alleviate FAPD symptoms; however, whether this effect is …

Because pediatric IBS is one of the most common functional disorders associated with
abdominal pain and can be brought on by multiple factors, management often involves …

Different nutraceuticals are often considered by parents of infants and children with
abdominal pain and disorders of the gut–brain interaction. Herb extracts and natural …