WITHDRAWN: Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood.

This Review is being updated and replaced following the publication of a new Protocol (Martin AE, Newlove‐Delgado TV, Abbott RA, Bethel A, Thompson‐Coon J, Nikolaou v, Logan S. Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 2.

WITHDRAWN: Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood.

This Review is being updated and replaced following the publication of a new Protocol (Martin AE, Newlove‐Delgado TV, Abbott RA, Bethel A, Thompson‐Coon J, Nikolaou v, Logan S. Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 2.

Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood.

Background: Between 4% and 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of sufficient severity to interfere with daily activities. It is unclear whether the diagnosis includes children with different aetiologies for their pain. For the majority no organic cause for their pain can be found on physical examination or investigation.