“Dyspepsia”
is a Greek word, which means bad digestion. Functional dyspepsia is a clinical
syndrome characterized by chronic or recurrent upper abdominal pain or
discomfort, in the absence of underlying organic disease to explain the symptoms.
The symptom complex includes epigastric pain, bloating, early satiety,
fullness, epigastric burning, belching, nausea and vomiting. The Rome II definitionexcludes patients with predominant reflux symptoms.
The annual prevalence of
recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort is approximately 25%. Functional
dyspepsia tends to be a rather common, chronic condition, which, with the
ever-increasing cost of drugs, poses a constant challenge to the treating
physician. The management of dyspepsia represents a major component of clinical
practice; 2-5% of family practice consultations are for dyspepsia. Empirical
acid suppression is one of the main approaches for the treatment of functional
dyspepsia. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>
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