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. 2009 Mar;154(3):444-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.053.

Obesity is related to multiple functional abdominal diseases

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Obesity is related to multiple functional abdominal diseases

Jonathan E Teitelbaum et al. J Pediatr. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

Analysis of the body mass index of pediatric patients with gastrointestinal complaints as a whole and by disease subgroup revealed a greater percentage of obese patients with constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, encopresis, and functional abdominal pain compared with local and New Jersey control populations.

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