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What Are The Ways To Prevent Functional Dyspepsia & Does It Reoccur?

Most people have problems related to indigestion from time to time. Indigestion has several distinct reasons, but it’s seldom due to a severe, underlying illness. In some instances, indigestion can be a sign of a more serious health problem that include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcers, or gallbladder disease.

One of the common long-lasting condition that is not associated with any serious complications is functional dyspepsia. It occurs at the upper digestive tract and show symptoms similar to ulcer accompanied by pain and discomfort. In addition, some patients have problems like bloating, belching and nausea.

Based on the symptoms and underlying conditions, the treatment is carried out.

What Are The Ways To Prevent Functional Dyspepsia?

What Are The Ways To Prevent Functional Dyspepsia?

Many types of research have stated that dyspeptic symptoms are correlated with the ingestion of some foods. The best way to prevent indigestion is to avoid the foods and situations that seem to cause it or make the symptoms worse. This includes some foods, especially caffeinated drinks, spicy, pickled, and high-fat foods, which strongly induce dyspepsia and worsen the symptoms in dyspeptic patients.

There is an adage that “a family that eats together stays together”. Eating together stimulates qualities of peace and companionship. However, for the unfortunate functional dyspepsia patients, eating is real torture because they encounter discomforts such as bloating, pain, or heartburn that causes anxiety and frustration resulting in social exclusion and seclusion. 1.

To avoid indigestion problems, it is often recommended to follow a food diary that advocates in identifying foods that worsen the symptoms. Some recommended dietary allowances are

Avoid foods that are associated with gastric discomfort. These foods include spicy and fatty diets and stick to foods such as banana, rice, applesauce, toast, crackers, and oatmeal.

Eat meals in small portions at frequent intervals

  • Quit Smoking- Cigarette smoking was significantly associated with aggravating the lining of the stomach. Smoking can increase the risk of functional dyspepsia.

Use antacids as required. Ensure that magnesium-containing antacids can trigger diarrhea. 2. 3.

Dyspeptic symptoms may also result from other problems, such as drug intolerance, pancreatitis, biliary tract infection or motility syndromes. There are few high-impact mistakes that are made during the diagnosis and treatment of functional dyspepsia. When these are identified and resolved, it can avoid or prevent this condition. These mistakes involve

  • Failure To Perform Endoscopy- One of the major challenges in the proper management of patients with dyspepsia is to properly identify the disorder. Although several patients show alarming symptoms, some patients show no symptoms. However, functional dyspepsia patients report weight loss. Therefore, early endoscopy has the potential to exclude a life-threatening pathology.
  • Not Seeking Medical Conditions When They Have Symptoms- Many individuals who have the above-mentioned symptoms do not seek medical attention. This, in turn, aggravates the symptoms of functional dyspepsia. Awareness of these factors can clarify the cause of disease and provide a holistic approach.
  • Mistaking Vomiting For Other Ailments- Many patients label vomiting as other reflux diseases. It is important to distinguish the difference between normal vomiting and vomiting due to indigestion to prevent functional dyspepsia. 4.

Does Functional Dyspepsia Reoccur?

Functional Dyspepsia is typically regarded as a recurrent syndrome centered in the upper abdomen for at least 12 weeks in the past 12 months if there is no evidence for organic disease. If a patient has a history of ulcers, recurrent functional dyspepsia is likely to impact.

However, avoiding or reducing factors that trigger this condition may be helpful in preventing the recurrence of functional dyspepsia. When you feel your symptoms are unusual accompanied by shortness of breath or chest pain, seek medical attention immediately. 5.

References:

  1. Peptic Ulcer Disease and Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia Diet https://www.gicare.com/gi-health-resources/no-gastric-irritants-ulcers-dyspepsia/
  2. Food and hypersensitivity in functional dyspepsia https://gut.bmj.com/content/51/suppl_1/i50
  3. Functional Dyspepsia « Conditions « Ada https://ada.com/conditions/functional-dyspepsia/
  4. The Role of Diet in the Management of Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293796/
  5. Functional Dyspepsia: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5417776/

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Last Modified On:December 16, 2019

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