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* Symptoms may include upper abdominal fullness, heartburn, nausea, belching, or upper abdominal pain. People may also experience feeling full earlier than expected when eating. | * Symptoms may include upper abdominal fullness, heartburn, nausea, belching, or upper abdominal pain. People may also experience feeling full earlier than expected when eating. | ||
* Indigestion is relatively common, affecting 20% of people at some point during their life, and is frequently caused by [[GERD, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease|gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD) or [[gastritis]]. | * Indigestion is relatively common, affecting 20% of people at some point during their life, and is frequently caused by [[GERD, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease|gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD) or [[gastritis]]. | ||
=== Signs / Symptoms === | === Signs / Symptoms === | ||
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* Anorexia | * Anorexia | ||
* Regurgitation /Belching | * Regurgitation /Belching | ||
=== Alarm symptoms === | === Alarm symptoms === | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 19 November 2023
Clinic
- Also known as Indigestion or upset stomach, is a condition of impaired digestion.
- Symptoms may include upper abdominal fullness, heartburn, nausea, belching, or upper abdominal pain. People may also experience feeling full earlier than expected when eating.
- Indigestion is relatively common, affecting 20% of people at some point during their life, and is frequently caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastritis.
Signs / Symptoms
- Upper abdominal Pain / Discomfort
- Bloating / Early satiety
- Postprandial fullness
- Nausea / Vomiting
- Anorexia
- Regurgitation /Belching
Alarm symptoms
- Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
- Progressive unintentional weight loss
- Progressive difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
- Persistent vomiting
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Vitamin B12 deficiency (Pernicious anemia)
- Epigastric mass
Related disease
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- H.pylori infection
- Pancreatobiliary Disease
- Duodenal micro-inflammation
Functional Dyspepsia
- Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS): Defined by stomach pain and/or burning that interferes with daily life, without any evidence of organic disease.
- Post-Prandial Distress Syndrome (PDS): Defined by post-prandial fullness or early satiation that interferes with daily life, without any evidence of organic disease.
- Food, herb, or drug intolerance
Remedies
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