Chronic Abdominal Discomfort

This complaint is flooding medical offices with patients.
Individuals thus afflicted are seldom considered seriously by practitioners for more than one consultation.
Family doctors try usually to get rid of them as fast as possible.
Sending them for an upper endoscopic examination and reassuring them afterwards;
As this one is usually normal, they say that is all what is needed.
Recent knowledge has added some new aspects to this topic.