Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia

Introduction: Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia

Long term or recurring indigestion that is not a result of peptic ulcers. The signs and symptoms are similar to those caused by ulcers (abdominal pain, bloating) but is actually due to such things as overeating, eating quickly and eating while stressed.

Symptoms of Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia

• Persistent upper abdominal pain
• Persistent upper abdominal discomfort
• Abdominal burning
• Nausea
• Abdominal bloating

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia?

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Misdiagnosis and Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »

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