text: what is functional bowl disorder? i am 30 years old and i have something called funtional bowl disorder. what if anything can ido.i have been too my er numerous times..im desperate .i am currently seeking mental health counseling.. please please sendme a message of hope . in medicine, the term functional bowel disorder refers to a group of disorders which are characterised by chronic abdominal complaints without a structural or biochemical cause that could explain symptoms. another words usually psychosomatic.  functional bowel disorders include:      * functional dyspepsia     * non-cardiac chest pain (nccp)     * chronic abdominal pain     * functional constipation     * irritable bowel syndrome (ibs)