i may have missspelled this condition but i heard this name on tv today and i couln't beleive my ears...they were decribing all my sytoms. my sytoms are blotting, no appitite, feeling full all the time even when i don't eat, and pain in my upper tummy and whatever i do eat it feels like i have ate a complete meal. PLEASE HELP!! What is dyspepsia?
Dyspepsia (or, as it frequently is referred to by physicians, non-ulcer dyspepsia) is one of the most common ailments of the bowel (intestines), affecting an estimated 20% of persons in the US. Perhaps only 10% of those affected actually seek medical attention for their dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is not a particularly good term for the ailment since it implies that there is "dyspepsia" or abnormal digestion of food, and this most probably is not the case. In fact, another common name for dyspepsia is indigestion, which, for the same reason, is no better than the term dyspepsia!
Dyspepsia is best described as a functional disease. (Sometimes, it is called functional dyspepsia.) The concept of functional disease is particularly useful when discussing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The concept applies to the muscular organs of the gastrointestinal tract-esophagus, stomach, small intestine, gallbladder, and colon. What is meant by the term, functional, is that either the muscles of the organs or the nerves that control the organs are not working normally, and, as a result, the organs do not function normally. The nerves that control the organs include not only the nerves that lie within the muscles of the organs but also the nerves of the spinal cord and brain.
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Hope this helps! diahrea sometimes with blood Dyspepsia means you prefer coca-cola. Dyspepsia (from the Greek "未蠀蟼-" (Dys-), meaning hard or difficult, and "蟺苇蠄畏" (Pepse), meaning digestion) refers to disorders of the stomach involving symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, pain, or general discomfort.
Many cases of dyspepsia are caused by stomach ulcers which are diagnosed with a barium meal test or gastroscopy. Most cases of ulcer dyspepsia are caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. However, some studies also suggest non-ulcer dyspepsia may be resolved from eradicating this infection. In some situations (such as in ulcers), high levels of gastric acid may irritate the stomach lining and cause dyspeptic symptoms. Dyspepsia may also be a side effect from drugs treating other diseases.
Contents [hide]
1 Side Effects
2 Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia
3 References
4 See also
5 External links
[edit] Side Effects
Side effects of dyspepsia may include nausea, pain in any part of the abdomen, constipation, irritability, and maybe even blood in the feces.
[edit] Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia
Functional dyspepsia is defined as chronic or recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen[1]. For the sake of this discussion, it is important to clarify that functional dyspepsia often is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that endoscopy for other conditions such as GERD or PUD is negative, and the patient is Helicobacter pylori-negative.
Traditional therapies used for this diagnosis include lifestyle modification, antacids, H2-receptor antagonists (H2-RAs), prokinetic agents, and antiflatulents. It is has been noted that one of the most frustrating aspects of treating functional dyspepsia is that these traditional agents have been shown to have little or no efficacy[2].
Antacids and sucralfate were found to be no better than placebo in a literature review[1]. H2-RAs have been shown to have marked benefit in poor quality trials (30% relative risk reduction[1]), but only a marginal benefit in good quality trials[2]. Prokinetic agents would empirically seem to work well since delayed gastric emptying is considered a major pathophysiolgoical mechanism in functional dyspepsia[2]. They have been shown in a meta-analysis to produce a relative risk reduction of up to 50%, but the studies evaluated to come to this conclusion used the drug cisapride which has since been removed from the market (now only available as an investigational agent[3]) due to serious adverse events such as torsades卢, and publication bias has been cited as a potential partial explanation for such a high benefit[1]. Modern prokinetic agents such as metoclopramide, erythromycin and tegaserod have little or no established efficacy and often result in substantial side effects[1]. Simethicone has been found to be of some value, as one trial suggests potential benefit over placebo and another shows equivalence with cisapride[1]. So, with the somewhat recent advent of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) class of medications, the question of whether these new agents are superior to traditional therapy has arisen.
A 2004 meta-analysis pooling data from three double-blind placebo-controlled studies found the multiple herbal extract Iberogast to be significantly more effective than placebo (p value = 0.001) at treating patients with functional dyspepsia through the targeting of multiple dyspeptic pathologies[4]. This German-made phytopharmaceutical was found to be equivalent to cisapride and significantly superior to metochlopramide at reducing the symptoms of functional dyspepsia over a four week period.[5][6] Retrospective surveillance of 40,961 children (12 years and under) found no serious side-effects[7].
Currently, PPIs are, depending on the specific drug, FDA indicated for erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, eradication of H. pylori, duodenal and gastric ulcers, and NSAID-induced ulcer healing and prevention, but not functional dyspepsia. There are, however, evidence-based guidelines and literature that evaluate the use of PPIs for this indication. A helpful chart summarizing the major trials is available from the functional dyspepsia guidelines published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology in 2006[2].
The CADET study was the first to compare a PPI (omeprazole 20mg daily) to both an H2-RA (ranitidine 150mg BID) as well as a prokinetic agent (cisapride 20mg BID) alongside placebo[8]. The study evaluated these agents in patients at 4 weeks and 6 months and noted that omeprazole had a significantly better response at 6 months (31%) than cisapride (13%) or placebo (14%) (p = 0.001) while it was just above the cutoff for being statistically significantly better than ranitidine (21%) (p = 0.053). Omeprazole also showed a significant increase in quality of life scores over the other agents and placebo in all but one category measured (p = 0.01 to 0.05).
The ENCORE study, which was a follow-up of patients from the OPERA study, showed responders to omeprazole therapy had fewer clinic visits than non-responders (1.5 vs 2.0) over a three month period (p < 0.001)[9][10].
[edit] References
^ a b c d e f Talley NJ, Vakil N; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Guidelines for the management of dyspepsia. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Oct;100(10):2324-37.
^ a b c d Monkemuller K, Malfertheiner P. Drug treatment of functional dyspepsia. World J Gastroenterol. 2006 May 7;12(17):2694-700.
^ Anonymous. Information regarding withdrawal of Propulsid (cisapride) by Janssen Pharmaceutica. From FDA website (http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2000/...
^ Melzer J, Rosch W, Reichling J, Brignoli R, Saller R (2004). "Meta-analysis: phytotherapy of functional dyspepsia with the herbal drug preparation STW-5 (Iberogast)". Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20: 1279鈥?7.
^ Rosch w, Vinson B, Sassin, I (2002). "A randomised clinical trial comparing the efficacy of a herbal preparation STW 5 with the prokinetic drug cisapride in patients with dysmotility type of functional dyspepsia". Z Gastroenterol 40: 401鈥?.
^ Hanisch J, Bock P, Vinson B (2005). "The efficacy and safety of STW 5 versus Metochlopramide oral for functional dyspepsia under practice conditions (in German)". Med Klinik 100.
^ Liechtle K (1999). "Experience reports on the use of Iberogast in children (in German)". Forschungsbericht Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH.
^ Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Chiba N, Armstrong D, Barkun A, Thomson A, Smyth S, Escobedo S, Lee J, Sinclair P. A randomized trial comparing omeprazole, ranitidine, cisapride, or placebo in Helicobacter pylori negative, primary care patients with dyspepsia: the CADET-HN Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jul;100(7):1477-88.
^ Talley NJ, Meineche-Schmidt V, Pare P, Duckworth M, Raisanen P, Pap A, Kordecki H, Schmid V. Efficacy of omeprazole in functional dyspepsia: double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials (the Bond and Opera studies). Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1998 Nov;12(11):1055-65.
^ Meineche-Schmidt V, Talley NJ, Pap A, Kordecki H, Schmid V, Ohlsson L, Wahlqvist P, Wiklund I, Bolling-Sternevald E. Impact of functional dyspepsia on quality of life and health care consumption after cessation of antisecretory treatment. A multicentre 3-month follow-up study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1999 Jun;34 please look at the link that i have provided for more 411 It means what Shellybel said.
however, keep in mind that your symtoms are also very vague--you may just be stressed or have IBS (which means you need a special diet & need to exercise more), it could mean you ate more cheese than need be...
Don't try to treat yourself over the net--as you'll find you could "catch" everything! dyspepsia /dys路pep路sia/ (dis-pep麓se-ah) impairment of the power or function of digestion; usually applied to epigastric discomfort after meals.dyspep麓tic
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nonulcer dyspepsia dyspepsia with symptoms that resemble those of peptic ulcer, although no ulcer is detectable.
You can do a search on Yahoo with define: "the name" and it will give you definitions for anything. If its spelled wrong Yahoo will usually ask you if you meant something esle so you have a chance to correct it. Hope this helps! Dyspepsia - a pain or an uncomfortable feeling in the upper middle part of your stomach. The pain might come and go, but it's usually there most of the time. INDIGESTION or DYSPEPSIA
Indigestion is the term used to describe pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen or chest after meals.
The medical term for this is dyspepsia.
Sometimes it is also used to describe a distinctive burning feeling in the chest, known as heartburn. Most people have suffered from indigestion after a large meal at some time, and up to one in four adults suffer from heartburn each year.
What are the symptoms?
The main symptoms of indigestion are:
pain, fullness or discomfort in the upper part of your abdomen or chest
heartburn
loss of appetite
feeling sick or being sick
flatulence, burping or belching it means indigestion go to web md .com for more information Here's what you asked,
"DOS anyone here know what DYDPEPSIA MEAN?
imay have MISSSPELLED this condition but I heard thisnameon TV todayand I COULN'T belIEve my ears...they were DECRIBING all my SYTOMS. my SYTOMS are BLOTTING, no appetite, feeling full...RIDICULOUSLY MISSPELLING WORDS...feels like I HAVE ATE a complete meal..."
How long have you had these symptoms? If for a short while (1-2 months) forget about it unless it persists for 3-5 months. If the only symptom is that you're full feeling, if you are not noticeably underweight, then you are just blessed with a good metabolism that is keeping you thin.
If there is pain or discomfort, consult your physician. You could have chronic gas. it's the difficulty in digestion of food. DYS- means difiiculty and PEPS- means digestion. |
