Treatments for Indigestion

Treatment list for Indigestion:

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Indigestion includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Avoid triggering foods
• Reduce stress
• Quit smoking
• Milk
• Antacids

Treatments of Indigestion: Online Medical Books

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Dyspepsia: Patient counseling
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))

Advise the patient to eat frequent small meals and to avoid foods known to cause symptoms as well as coffee, tea, chocolate, alcohol, and tobacco.

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Dyspepsia: Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)

Advise patients to eat frequent, small meals. Also, tell them to avoid foods known to cause symptoms as well as coffee, tea, chocolate, alcohol, and tobacco. Explain all diagnostic tests and procedures. Discuss other ways to deal with stress, such as deep breathing and guided imagery. Provide the patient with a calm environment to reduce stress, and make sure the patient gets plenty of rest. In addition, prepare the patient for endoscopy to evaluate the cause of dyspepsia.

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Dyspepsia: Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)

▪ Give an antacid 30 minutes before or 1 hour after a meal.

▪ Provide food to relieve dyspepsia.

▪ Because various drugs can cause dyspepsia, give these after meals or with food, if possible.

▪ Provide a calm environment to reduce stress, and make sure that the patient gets plenty of rest.

▪ Prepare the patient for endoscopy to evaluate the cause of dyspepsia.

Patient teaching

▪ Discuss stress reduction techniques, such as deep breathing and guided imagery.

▪ Discuss the importance of small, frequent meals.

▪ Explain to the patient his diagnosis and the treatment plan.

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Medications used to treat Indigestion:

Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Indigestion include:

• Milk Thistle
• St. John's Wort

Medical news summaries about treatments for Indigestion:

The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Indigestion:

• Drug company struggles to meet demand for heartburn drug
• Long term NSAID use linked to serious gastrointestinal problems
• Reflux in detail

Discussion of treatments for Indigestion:

Avoiding the foods and situations that seem to cause indigestion is the most successful way to treat it. Excess stomach acid does not cause or result from indigestion, so antacids are not an appropriate treatment, although some people report that they do help. Smokers can help relieve their indigestion by quitting smoking, or at least not smoking right before eating. Exercising with a full stomach may cause indigestion, so scheduling exercise before a meal or at least an hour afterward might help.

To treat indigestion caused by a functional problem in the digestive tract, the doctor may prescribe medicine that affects stomach movement. (Source: excerpt from Indigestion: NIDDK)

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