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Diagnosis

The diagnosis of functional dyspepsia is a diagnosis of exclusion, namely, that we must eliminate other possible causes. Although organic diseases (ulcer, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux …) that can motivate dyspepsia are many, you could make a reliable diagnosis by a good history and further confirmation by radiological or endoscopic.

Treatment

The diagnosis, there is the difficulty of arranging a treatment for a condition which causes are unknown. Should be clear that many patients do not need any drug treatment and there is no specific therapy for this disease. This reality is not assumed by many dyspeptic who think “there must be something.” (more…)

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Causes

The causes of functional dyspepsia are not well identified and are thought to be several mechanisms:

Gastrointestinal motility disorders. Believed to be a relevant factor in half of cases of dyspepsia. There is a disorder of peristalsis, or there is a slow gastric emptying.

Impaired gastric secretion.

Psychosomatic disorders. It has shown a relationship between stress and exacerbation of symptoms. It is believed that the increase in catecholamines and endogenous opioids, beta-endorphin, which occurs in situations of stress, strain and stress, inhibits gastrointestinal motility.

It is also envisaged in the Helicobacter pylori bacterium that causes gastric ulcers and gastritis, but although in some dyspeptic was detected this bacterium in their stomach, their eradication has not been a significant improvement in symptoms.

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Dyspepsia, a term used by Greeks and Romans to refer to a “bad digestion”, identifies a series of aches and pains in the abdominal area similar to indigestion.

There may be an occasional and isolated, but sometimes extended over time, persists, and occurs frequently, although not a serious health problem, it does alter our quality of life, our sense of wellbeing.

From a medical standpoint, the precise definition of its causes represents a major difficulty for a condition that, according to various epidemiological studies, affects about 20% of the population in Western countries, especially after 40 years and with a similar distribution between men and women. (more…)