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INTRODUCTION
Dyspepsia is a common problem worldwide.
In the United States, the point prevalence is
approximately 25%, excluding those people who
have typical GERD symptoms.
Dyspepsia is a clinical problem of considerable
magnitude for the health care system due to the
high prevalence and the chronic or recurrent
nature of symptoms.
GERD malabsorptioin
Gastroparesis Drugs
Advantages Disadvantages
Acid-suppressive drugs
Prokinetic drugs
Antidepressants
Psychological therapies
H. PYLORI ERADICATION
Eradication of H. pylori infection plays only a
limited role in the treatment of functional
dyspepsia.
The subgroup of infected functional dyspepsia
patients is expected to become progressively
smaller as the prevalence of H. pylori infection is
steadily declining in Western population.