In our everyday clinical practice, we are faced with patients worried about their chronic stomach pain, of which a substantial proportion have functional dyspepsia. Prevalence of dyspepsia is approximately 25% in the United States and other western countries.1,2 Although, at first glance, dyspepsia appears to be an easily solvable problem it has different pathophysiological mechanisms. The puta...

This retrospective, observational study was conducted to determine overlap of prevalence between atrial fibrillation (AF), an increasingly common condition that primarily affects the elderly population, and dyspepsia, which is also common. Because the overlap of these conditions could interfere with health care including medication selection, the effect on patient outcomes was also evaluated. A...

BACKGROUND Dyspepsia and headache frequently co-exist, but the clinical implication of this association is uncertain. We planned to examine the prevalence and impact of dyspepsia in adults with headache. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in a secondary care setting. Clinical, psychological and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data were compared between subjects with headache...

A prospective multifactorial study of symptoms and disturbance of gastrointestinal function has been undertaken in 50 patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia. Objective tests including solid meal gastric emptying studies, gastric acid secretion, E-HIDA scintiscan for enterogastric bile reflux, and hydrogen breath studies were carried out in all patients and validated against control data. Gastroscopy...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Iranian population. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in Tehran province from May 2006 to December 2007, included 18,180 adult persons selected randomly. The study took place at Shahid Beheshti University, MC, Tehran, Iran. A questionnaire was completed in 2 steps. In the first part, personal cha...

Dyspepsia is a poorly understood term that is used to describe symptoms that originate in the upper gastrointestinal tract. There is increasing evidence that Helicobacter pylori infection plays an aetiological role in some forms of dyspepsia. H. pylori infection is more common in dyspeptic patients than asymptomatic controls. Clinical trials of the benefit of H. pylori eradication therapy in no...

Objective: This case study reports the effects of treating a gastric cancer patient who had undergone gastrectomy with Korean medicine.Methods: After gastrectomy, 77-year-old female received acupuncture, electroacupuncture, herbal medicine (<i>Banhabaekchulchunma-tang</i>, <i>Banhahubak-tang</i>), and moxibustion for one month.Results: treatment, changes were observed in...

BACKGROUND Optimum management of dyspepsia in primary care is a debatable subject. Testing for Helicobacter pylori (HP) has been recommended in primary care as this strategy will cure most underlying peptic ulcer disease and prevent future gastro duodenal disease. METHODS A total of 98 patients completed Modified Glasgow Dyspepsia Severity Score Questionnaire (MGDSSQ) at initial presentation ...

BACKGROUND Many individuals consulting their GP with upper abdominal symptoms are initially classified as having dyspepsia. Few studies have described the incidence of dyspepsia or the comorbidities, risk factors or prognosis associated with this diagnosis. METHODS We used the UK General Practice Research Database to find patients with a new diagnosis of dyspepsia in 1996 (n = 6,913) and a co...