Reza Shaker

INTRODUCTION: Chronic nausea and abdominal pain are debilitating symptoms that often co-exist in children with functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD). Standard medical therapy (SMT) includes the off-label medications, cyproheptadine and amitriptyline…

Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for doctors visits, and presents in numerous GI diseases. Unfortunately the current treatment options targeting sensory neurons to reduce pain have limited efficacy or unwanted side effects, and this is especially true for visceral pain…