TO THE EDITOR: I have read with great interest the recently published article “Economic impact of dyspepsia in rural and urban Malaysia: a population-based study.” This study tried to estimate the costs of dyspepsia in rural and urban population in Malaysia, a multi-ethnic Asian country with variable ethnic distribution between urban and rural population. The authors noticed that the prevalence...

BACKGROUND Dysmotility-like dyspepsia symptoms are frequent in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE). Current data suggest that patients with mild enteropathy may be present with gluten-sensitive symptoms and complications. AIM To investigate the prevalence of GSE, including mild enteropathy, in patients with dysmotility-like dyspepsia symptoms. METHODS We retrospectively studied...

context functional dyspepsia (fd) is a functional gastro-intestinal disorder with high prevalence. among various treatment options, treatment by complementary and alternative medicines especially herbal remedies also practiced. traditional iranian medicine (tim), a valuable resource of valid applied studies of ancient iranian scholars, recommends numerous medicinal plants to treat dyspepsia sym...

Background: Kachur (Curcuma Zedoaria Rviosc.) is a perennial herb found in tropical and sub-tropical countries such as India, Thailand Japan. Various parts of this plant are used Ayurveda having properties like Rochan, Deepana, Krumigna, Yakurit uttejaka, Anulomak, Raktashodhaka, Sothaharah, etc. other folk medicines for the treatment different aliments diarrhea, flatulence dyspepsia many more....

Gastropanel, serological ELISA test comprising of stomach biomarkers; serum pepsinogen I, II, gastrin-17, and Helicobacter pylori antibody depicts clearly the morphological functional status mucosa in patients suffering from dyspepsia. Although traditional system medicine is a huge resource efficient formulations useful gastrointestinal disorders such as dyspepsia, lack robust scientific eviden...

Dyspepsia and intestinal worm infestation are both common clinical conditions in a developing country like Kenya and thus this study was designed to look at the correlation between the two in a referral gastroenterology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital. One hundred and twenty five patients with dyspepsia had their stool, duodenal aspirate and duodenal biopsy analysed for evidence of intesti...

like nausea, vomiting, postprandial fullness, abdominal bloating, abdominal discomfort, heartburn, constipation and diarrhea. It is well known that these symptoms are not always brought about by structural diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. They can, for example, be caused by alterations of gastrointestinal motility and/or sensation. These disorders affect an important percentage of the po...

background: dyspepsia is an upper gastrointestinal tract syndrome presenting epigastric pain and discomfort, fullness sensation, early satiety, nausea, vomiting, and belching. the prevalence of dyspepsia has been reported to be high all over the world. in this study, we reviewed studies reporting the prevalence of dyspepsia in iran and discussed the probable risk factors of dyspepsia to shed li...

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of levosulpiride in patients with dysmotility-like functional dyspepsia including nonerosive reflux esophagitis in conditions of daily practice. The study was conducted as a prospective, open-label, multicenter design in 342 patients with dysmotility-like functional dyspepsia (n=279) and nonerosive reflux disease (n=63), who...