What is chronic abdominal pain syndrome?

Chronic Abdominal Pain Syndrome is defined as a state of chronic, recurrent abdominal pain that lasts for at least six months and is not related to structural or metabolic diseases and gut function.

How do members experience chronic abdominal pain syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic abdominal pain syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for chronic abdominal pain syndrome*

Who has chronic abdominal pain syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 12
30s 24
40s 23
50s 37
60s 35
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 105

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What is chronic abdominal pain syndrome?

Chronic Abdominal Pain Syndrome is defined as a state of chronic, recurrent abdominal pain that lasts for at least six months and is not related to structural or metabolic diseases and gut function.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic abdominal pain syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic abdominal pain syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic abdominal pain syndrome

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Who has chronic abdominal pain syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 100 say chronic abdominal pain syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 12
30s 24
40s 23
50s 37
60s 35
70+ 24
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 2
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 105

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 19
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from chronic abdominal pain syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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