Dyspepsia Overview

Dyspepsia Guide

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  • Summary
  • Definition
  • Causes
  • Considerations
  • Other Names
  • When to Contact a Medical Professional
  • Home Care
Reviewed By A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W.

Definition

Indigestion is a vague feeling of abdominal discomfort -- possibly including belching , a feeling of fullness, bloating , and nausea .


Causes

  • Overeating
  • Eating too fast
  • Having too much caffeine
  • Eating fatty or greasy foods
  • Drinking too much alcohol
  • Tobacco smoking
  • Eating spicy foods
  • Emotional trauma or nervousness
  • Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
  • Acute or chronic gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)
  • Acute or chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
  • Duodenal ulcer


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Encyclopedia: Dyspepsia

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Dyspepsia is chronic or recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen Discomfort, in this context, includes mild pain, upper abdominal fullness and feeling full earlier than expected with eating. It can be accompanied by bloating, belching, nausea or heartburn. Heartburn is excluded from the definition of dyspepsia in ICD 10, as it usually has a different cause and management pathway. Many people get dyspepsia. It is often caused...


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