ReviewClinical medicine (London, England)2021
Functional gastrointestinal disorders: History taking skills in practice.
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- Challenging history taking encounters: a systematic review, meta-analysis and phenomenological framework.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of implicit health symbols on probiotic products on purchase intention among gastrointestinal disease patients: evidence from multiple experiments.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Sex hormones and functional gastrointestinal disorders in menopausal women.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Evidence-Based Practical Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Breaking the cycle: Psychological and social dimensions of pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Unmasking the Invisible: A Case Study of Aspiration Pneumonia Unveiling a Bronchoesophageal Fistula.Cureus · 2024Article
- Diet, Digestion, and the Dietitian: A Survey of Clinicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices to Advance the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Colonic Volvulus in Children: Surgical Management of a Challenging Condition.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
This article offers a framework in history taking for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). Clinicians rely on history taking and knowledge of the latest 'Rome IV criteria' rather than biomarkers to make a positive diagnosis of FGIDs. Improving one's history-taking skills is imperative, as early diagnosis can improve patient outcomes by avoiding over investigation and/or chronicity.Our suggested structure for history taking adopts the bio-psycho-social model of disease. We describe the assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms with open and closed questions, the importance of ruling out 'alarm' signs or symptoms, the use of a multi-system approach to identify coexisting functional disorders and eliciting patients' nutritional history. We explore the increased psychological comorbidity present in FGIDs and the significance of the social history in identify predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors, which will ultimately guide treatment recommendations.We believe history taking should be used to build rapport with patients while, at the same time, validating their problems and reducing stigma. Reattribution of symptoms is then achieved through education of the gut-brain axis and can be used to provide reassurance to patients at the first encounter. Success of treatment depends on engagement and acceptance of such explanations.
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