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Dyspepsia - unidentified cause - Management
Definitions
- Dyspepsia is upper abdominal discomfort or pain which may be described as a burning sensation, a heaviness, or an ache. It is often related to eating and may be accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea, fullness in the upper abdomen, or belching.
- People without alarm features should not have any of the following:
- Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Progressive unintentional weight loss.
- Progressive difficulty swallowing.
- Persistent vomiting.
- Iron deficiency anaemia.
- Epigastric mass.
- Suspicion of gastric cancer after investigation with a barium meal.
- Age 55 years or more, presenting with unexplained and persistent recent-onset dyspepsia.
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