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  2. Indigestion - Wikipedia

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    Indigestion is a diagnosis related to a combination of symptoms that can be attributed to "organic" or "functional" causes. [13] Organic dyspepsia should have pathological findings upon endoscopy, like an ulcer in the stomach lining in peptic ulcer disease . [ 13 ]

  3. Heartburn - Wikipedia

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    Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia or acid indigestion, [2] is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Heartburn is usually due to regurgitation of gastric acid (gastric reflux) into the esophagus .

  4. Gastroesophageal reflux disease - Wikipedia

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    Acid reflux into the mouth can cause breakdown of the enamel, especially on the inside surface of the teeth. A dry mouth, acid or burning sensation in the mouth, bad breath and redness of the palate may occur. [27] Less common symptoms of GERD include difficulty in swallowing, water brash, chronic cough, hoarse voice, nausea and vomiting. [26]

  5. Gastritis - Wikipedia

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    Gastritis is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach. [1] It may occur as a short episode or may be of a long duration. [1] There may be no symptoms but, when symptoms are present, the most common is upper abdominal pain (see dyspepsia). [1]

  6. Esophagitis - Wikipedia

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    Esophagitis can be asymptomatic; or can cause epigastric and/or substernal burning pain, especially when lying down or straining; and can make swallowing difficult . The most common cause of esophagitis is the reverse flow of acid from the stomach into the lower esophagus: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [2]

  7. Abdominal pain - Wikipedia

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    Acute abdomen is a condition where there is a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain requiring immediate recognition and management of the underlying cause. [7] The underlying cause may involve infection, inflammation, vascular occlusion or bowel obstruction. [7] The pain may elicit nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, fever and signs of ...

  8. Gastrointestinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Causes of constipation may include faecal impaction and bowel obstruction, which may in turn be caused by ileus, intussusception, volvulus. Inflammatory bowel disease is a condition of unknown aetiology, classified as either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis , that can affect the intestines and other parts of the gastrointestinal tract.

  9. Acid peptic diseases - Wikipedia

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    Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is caused by a gastrinoma, which is a gastrin-producing tumor that causes gastric acid hypersecretion. [11] The main clinical manifestations of ZES are peptic ulcers and diarrhea. [12] The initial diagnostic test for ZES is a fasting serum gastrin level when antisecretory medications are stopped. If the gastrin ...

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