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Indigestion is subcategorized as either "organic" or "functional dyspepsia", but making the diagnosis can prove challenging for physicians. [6] Organic indigestion is the result of an underlying disease, such as gastritis , peptic ulcer disease (an ulcer of the stomach or duodenum ), or cancer . [ 6 ]
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder defined by symptoms arising from the gastroduodenal region in the absence of an underlying organic disease that could easily explain the symptoms. [3] Characteristic symptoms include epigastric burning, epigastric pain, postprandial fullness, and early satiety.
Functional dyspepsia. B1a. Postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) B1b. Epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) B2. Belching disorders B2a. Excessive supragastric belching; B2b. Excessive gastric belching; B3. Nausea and vomiting disorders B3a. Chronic nausea vomiting syndrome (CNVS) B3b. Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) B3c. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome ...
The Rome criteria are achieved and finally issued through a consensual process, using the Delphi method (or Delphi technique). The Rome Foundation process is an international effort to create scientific data to help in the diagnosis and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders, also known as disorders of gut-brain interaction. [22]
Functional abdominal pain syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. [4] Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGD) are common medical conditions characterized by recurrent and persistent gastrointestinal symptoms caused by improper functioning of the enteric system in the absence of any identifiable organic or structural pathology, such as ulcers, inflammation, tumors or masses.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. [1]
Other common symptoms that stomach disease might cause include indigestion or dyspepsia, vomiting, and in chronic disease, digestive problems leading to forms of malnutrition. [ 5 ] : 850–853 In addition to routine tests, an endoscopy might be used to examine or take a biopsy from the stomach.
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