What is Dyspepsia? A Basic Definition

Dyspepsia \Dys*pep"si*a\, Dyspepsy \Dys*pep"sy\ (?; 277),
         [L.
   dyspepsia, Gr. ?, fr. ? hard to digest; dys- ill,
         hard + ? to
   cook, digest; akin to E. cook: cf. F.
         dyspepsie. See Dys-,
  
         and 3d Cook.] (Med.)
   A kind of indigestion; a state of
         the stomach in which its
   functions are disturbed,
         without the presence of other
   diseases, or, if others
         are present, they are of minor
   importance. Its symptoms
         are loss of appetite, nausea,
   heartburn, acrid or fetid
         eructations, a sense of weight or
   fullness in the
         stomach, etc. --Dunglison. Dyspeptic

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Wed Oct 29

• Evaluation and Management of Nonulcer Dyspepsia - July 1, 2004 - American Family Physician

Fri Sep 5

• Natural remedies digestion: turmeric - placebo for dyspepsia

Tue Aug 12

• Empiric Therapy With 20 mg of Omeprazole Helpful for Acid...

Sun Aug 3

• July 28 1834 Mineral Magnetism for Dyspepsia: Mineral Magnetism for Dyspepsia and other publications on medicine and brewing
• Plumbe and Hall's digestive pills: palliative for universal dyspepsia

Mon Jul 28

• Dyspepsia: Carlyle suffered from dyspepsia and it was gravely inconvenient and painful - exploration of it

Tue Jul 1

• AGA Updates Dyspepsia Guidelines
• Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia | American Family Physician | Find Articles at BNET

Mon Jun 30

• Anti-Aging Aspects of Age Related Dyspepsia: Anti-Aging Aspects of Age Related Dyspepsia

Sun May 4

• Dyspepsia: What It Is and What to Do About It -- familydoctor.o rg

Fri Mar 28

• HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council

Tue Mar 25

• Pharmaceutical care - (6) Gastro-oesopha geal reflux disease

Sat Jan 26

• Dyspepsia Guidelines

Sun Dec 23

• Indigestion

Thu Nov 22

• stomach diseases

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