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Description of disease:

Dyspepsia, also called functional dyspepsia is a medical term that describes recurring pain in the upper middle part of the stomach which lasts longer than four weeks. The pain is accompanied by the bloating of the stomach, flatulence, nausea and a feeling of satiety. This term is also used to describe other symptoms connected with the upper abdomen.

Symptoms:


eructation, burping, belching
heartburn
loss of appetite
nausea and vomitting
upper abdomen pains



Research:


Gastroduodenoscopy
USG of the abdominal cavity



Doctors :


Gastroenterologist


Internist or Doctor of internal medicine





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Bibliography: Visalli, G. Guide to Medical Cures and Treatments, 1996

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