In order to improve the clinical teaching quality of functional gastrointestinal diseases (FGIDs)

the teachers tried to apply the Rome Ⅳ criteria in the clinical teaching of FGIDs

including ward rounds

case analysis

and clinical practice. This article firstly summarizes the necessity and importance of teaching based on the Rome Ⅳ criteria

then gives an interpretation of the Rome Ⅳ criteria

and finally establishes a problem-centered teaching mode in combination with discussion of typical FGID cases. The interpretation of the Rome Ⅳ criteria and clinical practice guided by experts help the students to understand the Rome Ⅳ criteria and use it to guide clinical practice and scientific research. This article also provides a theoretical basis for the application and promotion of the Rome Ⅳ criteria in the clinical teaching of gastroenterology.