Symptom: Dyspepsia
Dyspepsia: Imprecise term for indigestion or various digestive complaints
Introduction: The symptom "dyspepsia" or "indigestion" is not usually accurate enough for a full diagnosis. People use the word indigestion to mean various abdominal symptoms such as gas, wind, diarrhea, heartburn, reflux, nausea, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, abdominal swelling, or other digestive symptoms. The causes of indigestion and these various digestive symptoms needs to be explored for more precise information.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Dyspepsia:
Medical articles on symptoms: These general medical articles may be of interest:
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Types of Dyspepsia: indigestion (12)
Dyspepsia type of: Indigestion (12)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Dyspepsia: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Dyspepsia as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Various other possible symptoms described as "indigestion":
- Gas
- Wind
- Diarrhea
- Heartburn
- Reflux
- Nausea
- Abdominal discomfort (see Abdominal pain)
- Abdominal swelling
- Pregnancy
- Peptic ulcer
- Non-ulcer dyspepsia
- Esophagitis
- Hiatal hernia
- Gallstones
- Stomach cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Achalasia
- Chronic pancreatitis
- See also causes of gas, wind, diarrhea, heartburn, reflux, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, abdominal swelling, or other digestive symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Dyspepsia: The following list of conditions have 'Dyspepsia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 24, 2003
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