Fascicolo monotematico "Disturbi funzionali nel bambino"
Eleonora Giannetti, Annamaria Staiano
1Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Sezione di Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli
The pathophysiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) is not well understood. Biopsychosocial concept assumes that the disease is a product of psychosocial factors and altered of gut physiology interactions. Some etiological factors have been identified, such as the disruption of brain-gut communication that leads to visceral hypersensitivity, genetic and epigenetic factors, disorders of the gut microbiota.