Osteopathy and Chronic functional abdominal pain (CFAP)

Chronic functional abdominal pain (CFAP), also sometimes referred to as hyperalgesia, is the medical term for chronic pain of the abdominal region. It is not due to an abdominal disease but, rather, a problem in the function or physiology of the area and its relation to the brain.

The pain associated with CFAP occurs when the nervous signals from the gut to the brain indicate that something is wrong, resulting in the sensation of pain. Therefore, it is an abnormality of the nervous system, rather than a problem of the abdominal region.

Females are more likely to be affected than males, although the reason for this is not clear. Additionally, there is a high incidence of childhood physical or sexual abuse in patients with CFAP, in comparison to the general population.

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