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Recurrent abdominal pain is a frequent presenting complaint in general practice, general paediatric clinics and paediatric gastroenterology clinics.Since its first description in 1958, 1 the condition has remained poorly understood with a multitude of factors being implicated in causation.The symptoms tend to be vague and investigations seldom show organic disease.Treatment strategies vary and have little basis in evidence.
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