Dyspepsia

Overview

Dyspepsia is the medical term for indigestion, something everyone experiences occasionally. Dyspepsia can cause stomach pain, bloating, gas and a feeling of fullness before finishing a meal. Recurring (chronic) dyspepsia can be a symptom of several digestive disorders:

• Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
• Gastroparesis
• Peptic ulcers
• Gastric cancer (rare)
• Functional dyspepsia — dyspepsia with no obvious cause (sometimes called chronic gastritis or nonulcer stomach pain).

Finding the cause of chronic dyspepsia can be difficult. But once your problem is diagnosed, it can often be managed with lifestyle changes and medication.

Why choose Mayo Clinic

• Experience. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat thousands of people with dyspepsia. Mayo specializes in helping people whose problems haven't been diagnosed elsewhere.
• Cutting-edge medicine. Mayo Clinic doctors use the most advanced diagnostic tests available, including some developed at Mayo, to find the source of dyspepsia. Accurate diagnosis is key to solving your problem.
• Team approach. At Mayo Clinic, specialists in digestive diseases (gastroenterology) work with your primary care doctor to manage your problem.
• Time for you. Your Mayo Clinic doctor will take time to listen, discuss options and answer your questions about dyspepsia.
• New ideas. Mayo Clinic researchers are conducting clinical trials of new diagnostic tools for dyspepsia. You have access to the expertise of Mayo's clinician-researchers.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for digestive disorders in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for digestive disorders by U.S. News & World Report.

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