Longitudinal Evaluation of Gastric Emptying and Accommodation in Children With Dyspepsia

Longitudinal Evaluation of Gastric Emptying and Accommodation in Children With Dyspepsia: Toward Individualized Care in Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders

The purpose of this research is to further study the relationship between gastroparesis (GP) (a condition in which the stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion) and functional dyspepsia (FD) (frequent symptoms of indigestion that have no obvious cause).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to complete the Pediatric Cardinal Symptoms Questionnaire
• Both parent and child must be able to speak and understand English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have global developmental delay, autism disorder, or psychosis
• Are nonverbal and/or illiterate
• Lack fluency in English or Spanish
• Have other GI comorbidities such as inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, GI malignancy, or gastroesophageal reflux disease responsive to medications (medical records will be reviewed to detect these exclusions)
• Have a history of surgical procedures that could have potentially affected their GI tract anatomy, such as fundoplication or Ladd's procedure.
• Healthy child presenting to their well child care visit must not report a history of dyspepsia, have a history of any gastrointestinal disease, or be taking any medication that can disturb the GI tract motility.