Review article: current treatment options and management of functional dyspepsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional dyspepsia (FD), a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, is defined by the Rome III criteria as symptoms of epigastric pain or discomfort (prevalence in FD of 89-90%), postprandial fullness (75-88%), and early satiety (50-82%) within the last 3 months with symptom onset at least 6 months earlier. Patients cannot have any evidence of structural disease to explain symptoms and predominant symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux are exclusionary. Symptoms of FD are non-specific and the pathophysiology is diverse, which explains in part why a universally effective treatment for FD remains elusive.

Aim

To present current management options for the treatment of FD (therapeutic gain/response rate noted when available).

Results

The utility of Helicobac

SUBMITTER: Lacy BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3970847 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature