Louis University, Missouri and Satish S.C. Prather, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at St. Talley, MD, PhD, FACG, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester Minnesota Charlene M. Consensus-based definitions spearheaded by the Rome committee for various functional GI disorders were launched in May of this year during Digestive Disease Week 2006.ĭuring the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 20–25, 2006, a panel of experts reviewed the Rome III criteria and their recommended therapeutic interventions. These disorders are believed to be caused by disturbed motor and sensory function, altered immune function and inflammation, and dysregulation of the central and enteric nervous systems. Currently, functional GI disorders are classified into six major domains according to anatomical distribution, from the esophagus to anorectum. Over the past 15 years, the evolving definition of functional bowel disorders has been driven by advanced understanding of symptom patterns. 1 Similarly, patients and their insurers spend considerable amounts of money for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation, an uncomfortable and distressing condition for which few satisfactory therapies are available. The total cost of caring for an IBS patient may reach thousands of dollars in fact, symptoms of IBS are second only to the common cold for causing work absenteeism. We work in 123 countries and territories, combining emergency assistance with long-term development while adapting our activities to the context and challenges of each location and its people.Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional dyspepsia, and chronic constipation, pose an extensive healthcare burden and negatively affect quality of life. WFP urgently needs US$ 1.46 billion over the next six months to help people in need in Afghanistan. The international community needs to step up to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Once the snow sets in, roads will be cut off and communities stranded. This lean season, WFP food assistance will be the only lifeline for many Afghan families. The country is on the brink of economic collapse, with the local currency at an all-time low and food prices on the rise.Īcute malnutrition is above emergency thresholds in 25 out of 34 provinces, and is expected to worsen, with almost half of children under 5 and a quarter of pregnant and breastfeeding women needing life-saving nutrition support in the next 12 months.Īs winter approaches, getting food into the country and prepositioning it at strategic locations is now the most urgent task for WFP.

19.9 million Afghans are not consuming enough food.

Job losses, lack of cash and soaring prices are creating a new class of hungry in Afghanistan.

Democratic Republic of the Congo emergencyĪ humanitarian crisis of incredible proportions has grown even more complex and severe since the Taliban took control.

We work in 123 countries and territories, combining emergency assistance with long-term development while adapting our activities to the context and challenges of each location and its people.

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