Symptom: Indigestion

Indigestion: Imprecise term for various digestive complaints
Introduction: The symptom "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 these various digestive symptoms needs to be explored for more precise information.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Indigestion:

Possible causes of symptom: Indigestion (22 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Indigestion (12 conditions)

Disease information: see also Indigestion condition information

Causes of Indigestion (10 conditions)

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Types of Indigestion: dyspepsia (12)
Symptoms related to Indigestion: gas (18), wind, diarrhea (130), heartburn (8), reflux (0), nausea (167), abdominal pain (194), abdominal discomfort (0), abdominal swelling (70), digestive symptoms (397)
Indigestion type of: Digestive symptoms (397), Dyspepsia (12)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Indigestion: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Indigestion 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: Indigestion: The following list of conditions have 'Indigestion' 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.