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. 2017 Apr 1;23(2):151–163. doi: 10.5056/jnm16214

Table 2.

Rome IV Classification of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders–Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

A. Esophageal disorders
A1. Functional chest pain A4. Globus
A2. Functional heartburn A5. Functional dysphagia
A3. Reflux hypersensitivity

B. Gastroduodenal disorders

B1. Functional dyspepsia B3. Nausea and vomiting disorders
 B1a. Postprandial distress syndrome  B3a. Chronic nausea vomiting syndrome
 B1b. Epigastric pain syndrome  B3b. Cyclic vomiting syndrome
B2. Belching disorders  B3c. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
 B2a. Excessive supragastric belching B4. Rumination syndrome
 B2b. Excessive gastric belching

C. Bowel disorders

C1. Irritable bowel syndrome C2. Functional constipation
 IBS with predominant constipation C3. Functional diarrhea
 IBS with predominant diarrhea C4. Functional abdominal bloating/distension
 IBS with mixed bowel habits C5. Unspecified functional bowel disorder
 IBS unclassified C6. Opioid-induced constipation

D. Centrally mediated disorders of gastrointestinal pain

D1. Centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome D2. Narcotic bowel syndrome/opioid-induced gastrointestinal hyperalgesia

E. Gallbladder and sphincter of Oddi disorders

E1. Biliary pain E2. Functional pancreatic sphincter of Oddi disorder
 E1a. Functional gallbladder disorder
 E1b. Functional biliary Sphincter of Oddi disorder

F. Anorectal disorders

F1. Fecal incontinence F3. Functional defecation disorders
F2. Functional anorectal pain  F3a. Inadequate defecatory propulsion
 F2a. Levator ani syndrome  F3b. Dyssynergic defecation
 F2b. Unspecified functional anorectal pain
 F2c. Proctalgia fugax

G. Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: neonate/toddler

G1. Infant regurgitation G5. Functional diarrhea
G2. Rumination syndrome G6. Infant dyschezia
G3. Cyclic vomiting syndrome G7. Functional constipation
G4. Infant colic

H. Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: child/adolescent

H1. Functional nausea and vomiting disorders H2. Functional abdominal pain disorders
 H1a. Cyclic vomiting syndrome  H2a. Functional dyspepsia
 H1b. Functional nausea and functional vomiting   H2a1. Postprandial distress syndrome
  H1b1. Functional nausea   H2a2. Epigastric pain syndrome
  H1b2. Functional vomiting disorders  H2b. Irritable bowel syndrome
 H1c. Rumination syndrome  H2c. Abdominal migraine
 H1d. Aerophagia  H2d. Functional abdominal pain - not otherwise specified
H3. Functional defecation
 H3a. Functional constipation
 H3b. Non-retentive fecal incontinence