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Dyspepsia Causes

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  1. See Also
    1. Dyspepsia
    2. Medication Causes of Dyspepsia
  2. Common Dyspepsia Causes
    1. Functional Dyspepsia (Nonulcer Dyspepsia): 60%
    2. Peptic Ulcer Disease: 15 to 25%
    3. Gastroesophageal Reflux: 5 to 15%
  3. Less common Dyspepsia causes
    1. Biliary tract disease
    2. Gastroparesis
    3. Pancreatitis
    4. Ischemic bowel disease
    5. Stomach infiltrative disease
      1. Crohn's Disease
      2. Sarcoidosis
    6. Abdominal Malignancy or Mass
      1. Gastric Cancer
      2. Esophageal Cancer
      3. Pancreatic Cancer
      4. Hepatoma
    7. Endocrine abnormalities
      1. Hypercalcemia
      2. Hyperkalemia
    8. Carbohydrate malabsorption
      1. Lactose Intolerance
      2. Sorbitol intolerance
      3. Fructose intolerance
      4. Mannitol intolerance
    9. Systemic disease
      1. Diabetes Mellitus
      2. Thyroid disease
      3. Parathyroid disease
      4. Connective tissue diseases
    10. Intestinal Parasites
      1. Giardia
      2. Strongyloides
  4. References
    1. Feldman (1998) Sleisenger and Fordtran's GI, p. 106-8
    2. Bazaldua (1999) Am Fam Physician 60(6):1773

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