ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dyspeptic symptoms are among the eight that most lead to use of self-medication globally. OBJECTIVE: The aim present study was evaluate frequency and profile population doing control dyspeptic in a capital from South Brazil. METHODS: Application survey consisting topics regarding individual’s socio-cultural data, self-reported comorbidities, 15 days prior interview informat...

Objective Postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) and epigastric pain (EPS) are the two main forms of functional dyspepsia (FD). Probiotics a promising therapy for FD, but current data remains heterogeneous. This work aims to evaluate probiotic combination Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LR04 (DSM 16605), Lactiplantibacillus pentosus LPS01 21980), plantarum LP01 (LMG P-21021), Lactobacillus delbrueck...

Dyspepsia is a common symptom. Dyspeptic symptoms may be caused by a variety of conditions such as peptic ulcer disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and malignancy. Most often, however, no cause is identified and dyspepsia is deemed to be functional. While symptom severity does influence frequency of consultation, dyspeptic consulters also differ from non-consulters with respect to symptom perce...

The study aimed to develop a rapid and simple method for the primary isolation and detection of Helicobacter pylori from dyspeptic patients. Mucosal antral biopsy specimens were obtained from 136 consecutive dyspeptic patients diagnosed with peptic ulcer by endoscopy at Basra General Hospital, Iraq. From histopathological examination of biopsies, H. pylori was detected in 81 (59.6%) peptic ulce...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) related gastric infection is highly prevalent in developing countries. Prevalence of bacterium in dental plaque from these regions is also reported to be high, but association between simultaneous colonization of H. pylori in both these sites has not been established yet. Aim of this paper is to review possible association between simultaneous oral and gastric H....

AIM To investigate the prevalence of giardiasis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms. METHODS Clinical records of consecutive patients who attended Gastroenterology Department at Aga Khan University Hospital from January 2000 to June 2003 and had esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with duodenal biopsies and international classification of diseases 9th revision with clinical modifications (ICD-9-...

BACKGROUND The use of antisecretory medication (H2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors) is increasing rapidly, and constitutes 4-11% of the medical budget in the UK, Denmark and other western countries (1-6). The increasing use of proton pump inhibitors has aroused concern regarding the economic consequences (4-8). However, our knowledge about the type of patients who actually use antisecretory...