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2. Indigestion - Wikipedia

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   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 indigestion (previously called non-ulcer dyspepsia) [7] is indigestion without evidence of underlying disease. [8] Functional indigestion is estimated to affect about 15% of the ...

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. It is the major symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [6]

4. Esophageal pH monitoring - Wikipedia

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   In gastroenterology, esophageal pH monitoring is the current gold standard for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It provides direct physiologic measurement of acid in the esophagus and is the most objective method to document reflux disease, assess the severity of the disease and monitor the response of the disease to medical or surgical treatment.

5. Abdominal pain - Wikipedia

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   More time and resources are used on older patients with abdominal pain than on any other patient presentation in the emergency department (ED). [29] Compared to younger patients with the same complaint, their length of stay is 20% longer, they need to be admitted almost half the time, and they need surgery 1/3 of the time.

6. Functional dyspepsia - Wikipedia

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   5-HT1A agonists, muscarinic auto-receptor antagonists, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as acotiamide, can all target impaired stomach accommodation. [69] Research has demonstrated that the 5-HT1A agonists buspirone , [ 70 ] tandospirone , [ 71 ] and acotiamide are beneficial for PDS symptoms.

7. Chyme - Wikipedia

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   5.2 Bibliography. 6 Further reading ... the stomach will digest the food into chyme in some time from 40 minutes to 3 hours. [5] ... This page was last edited on 25 ...

8. Maalox - Wikipedia

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   The antacid, Maalox Maalox was a brand of antacid owned by Sanofi.Their main product is a flavored liquid containing a suspension of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, which act to neutralize or reduce stomach acid, for the purpose of relieving the symptoms of indigestion, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and also stomach or duodenal ulcers.

9. GI cocktail - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The GI cocktail is commonly prescribed in the hospital or emergency department, and has been used to help distinguish chest pain as either gastrointestinal or cardiac. [1] While it has been widely used in the treatment of dyspepsia, studies have suggested that the GI cocktail is only as effective as antacids alone.