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We aimed to estimate the burden of pediatric FGID on a busy accident and emergency (A&amp;E) department.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Electronic patient records were used to retrospectively analyze the A&amp;E attendances of 3866 patients presenting with either constipation or abdominal pain. Those found not to have a surgical\/organic cause were assessed in terms of various parameters, that is, arrival times, wait times, and investigations performed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 91.31% of the attendances relating to constipation or nonsurgical, nonorganic causes of abdominal pain were self-referred with only 3.64% arriving via ambulance, an average wait time ranging between 138 and 156 minutes, and a total of 1008 investigations carried out on patients presenting with these symptoms. A total of 63.65% of the patients were discharged without follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Functional gastrointestinal disorders place considerable burden on the A&amp;E, in terms of resource usage, time of clinicians, and financial strain. More education should be provided to families of those experiencing FGID in an outpatient setting to minimize A&amp;E resource utilization. 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