[Functional gastrointestinal diseases and Rome III].

In 2006 have appeared the new criteria of the digestive functional diseases, In brief the Rome Criteria in tribute to the first conference of experts in Rome in 1998. The criteria were displayed in the DDW of Los Angeles and have been denominating criteria of Rome III. They include 6 great groups of diseases in adults, 7 in newborn and nursing groups in and 3 in children and adolescents. It is a effort to make the criteria more practical for daily clinical use. Major changes are in the time of duration of symptoms that has lowered single to 6 months, and the presence of annoyances is of last the 3 months; and he is not indispensable that the annoyances are daily in these periods. The other great challenge of Rome III, is a of redefinition of dyspepsia or be more useful for the practical doctor. The following months will indicate to us since all the changes will benefit the use and acceptance of the new criteria of Rome III of the functional digestive diseases.