Dyspepsia is defined by the Rome II Committee on functional gastrointestinal disorders as chronic or recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen.[1] Discomfort means different things to different people, but typically encompasses symptoms such as bloating, abdominal fullness, early satiety...
the prevalence of functional dyspepsia suddenly exceeds the prevalence of IBS9. It was previously the most prevalent functional abdominal pain disorder in children31, therefore most literature was focused on this diagnosis and treatment and little attention was being paid to functional dyspepsia, which...
Symptoms of functional dyspepsia are frequent; the prevalence of dyspepsia (defined as pain or discomfort centred in the upper abdomen) in the general population approaches 25%. By definition, patients with functional dyspepsia do not have a structural or biochemical explanation for their symptoms. ...
Functional_dyspepsia Functionaldyspepsia ErmiasD.(MD)Diagnosis •Functional,idiopathic,nonulcer•RomeIIIcriteria –Bothersomepostprandialfullness–Earlysatiety–Epigastricpain–Epigastricburn–Noevidenceofstructuraldiseases •Three–sixmonthsduration subcategorizenonulcerdyspepsia •Reflux-likedyspepsia-heartburn,...
Functional_dyspepsia Functionaldyspepsia ErmiasD.(MD)Diagnosis •Functional,idiopathic,nonulcer•RomeIIIcriteria –Bothersomepostprandialfullness–Earlysatiety–Epigastricpain–Epigastricburn–Noevidenceofstructuraldiseases •Three–sixmonthsduration subcategorizenonulcerdyspepsia •Reflux-likedyspepsia-heartburn,...
Functional Dyspepsia At least 3 months, with onset at least 6 months previously, of 1 or more of the following: Bothersome postprandial fullness Early satiation Epigastric pain Epigastric burning And No evidence of structural disease (including at upper endoscopy) that is likely to explain the sympt...
Somatization, sensitization, and functional dyspepsia - Wilhelmsen () Citation Context ...mptom score in chronic fatigue syndrome. (Shaded area represents 95% confidence limit of normal reference range) Discussion G-I symptoms are common in patients with CFS. Abdominal pain is distressing =-=[10]...
Functional dyspepsia is the most common reason for patients to experience chronic epigastric pain or discomfort. The causes of functional dyspepsia are multifactorial but Helicobacter pylori infection is one likely candidate. Infection with this bacterial pathogen clearly results in chronic mucosal inflammatio...
Ninety-two paediatric outpatients (12- 17 year-old) suffering from functional dyspepsia (epigastric pain and meal-induced dyspeptic symptoms) were enrolled in a prospective openlabel study. For ethical reasons, no placebo group was included. Patients were treated with trimebutine maleate (200 mg ...
the use of the kappa receptor agonist fedotozine to improve symptoms associated with functional dyspepsia.Two or more of the following persistent symptoms were required for inclusion: epigastric pain, early satiety, epigastric fullness or distension, nausea, vomiting, and a feeling of slow digestion....