Pain physicians from around the United States have published a new diagnostic tool in the Journal of Pain Research to help identify a condition coined chronic abdominal discomfort syndrome (CADS), with the hope that its use will help treat patients who are receiving inadequate care for complex abdominal pain.
CADS is a condition that affects 1% to 2% of adults (J Pain Res 2024:17:975-979). The pathophysiology is reportedly neurogenic, possibly stemming from visceral sympathetic nerves or