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Item The impact of altered autonomic system on gastric motility in children with abdominal pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGDs)(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2014) Karunanayake A; Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.About 12% of Sri Lankan children are suffering from AP-FGDs (1). Autonomic dysfunction and impaired gastric motility have been demonstrated in patients with AP-FGDs (2, 3). The main objective of the current study was to assess relationship between gastric motility and autonomic functions in children with AP-FGDs.Item Impaired gastric emptying and high pain intensity causing low quality of life (QOL) in children with abdominal pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGDs)(Book of Abstracts, Annual Research Symposium 2014, 2014) Karunanayake, A.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.Several studies have shown that chronic or recurrent abdominal pain is common among Sri Lankan school aged children (1�3). QOL is an important measurement of impact of a given disease to an individual. Impaired gastric motility has been demonstrated in children with AP-FGDs (4). The objective of this study was to assess the impact of abdominal pain intensity and gastric emptying on QOL of children with AP-FGDs.