Dyspepsia Symptoms, Causes & More
Article Sources
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Causes
Some dietary habits and lifestyle choices may cause indigestion, as do some medical conditions and medications. Among the causes are nutritional factors, excessive stress, smoking and being overweight or obese. In cases where no identifiable metabolic or structural cause is present, a person may be diagnosed with functional dyspepsia.2Madisch, Ahmed, et al. ‘The Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia.’ Deutsches Arzteblatt International, Deutscher Arzte Verlag, 30 Mar. 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938438/.
Indigestion may be a symptom of several diseases, including peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux, stomach cancer and abnormalities in the pancreatic or bile duct. Taking certain medications, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics, may result in dyspepsia. It may also occur during pregnancy, commonly in the third trimester.
