| [ Summary ] |
The Rome II is a new diagnostic criteria and classification system for functional gastrointestinal disorders, which includes those of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, or colon. The Rome II is a symptom based criteria, and to make a diagnosis, symptoms should be present for at least 12 weeks, or more which need not be consecutive, in the preceding 12 months. The Rome II changes the definition and daignostic criteria for IBS to reflect new research data on motility of the digestive tract, and visceral hyperalgesia, to improve classification and internal consistency and to achieve a multinational consensus. These changes are based partly on the results of factor analysis. |