Table 2. Causes of dyspepsia
Luminal GI tract Peptic ulcer disease Gastroesophageal reflux Gastric neoplasms Gastroparesis Gastric infiltrative disorders (amyloidosis, Menetrier's) Malabsorption syndromes Lactose intolerance Parasites (Giardia lamblia) AIDS Chronica intestinal ischemia Functional gastrointestinal disorders | Pancreatic disease Chronic pancreatitis Pancreatic neoplasm Systemic conditions Diabetes mellitus Thyroid disease Hyperparathyroidism Chronic renal insufficiency Pregnancy Collagen vascular disorders Ischemic heart disease Intra-abdominal malignancy |
Medications Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Theophylline Digitalis Potassium Iron Niacin Antibiotics Alcohol | Miscellaneous causes of intermittent abdominal pain Acute intermittent porphyria Famillial Mediterranean fever C1-esterase deficiency Diabetic radiculopathy Nerve entrapment syndromes Vertebral nerve compression Intussuscetion or internal hernia Intermittent small bowel obstruction |
Billiary tract disease Cholelithiasis with billiary colic Acute cholecystitis Choledocholithiasis Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction Hepatobilliary neoplasms | |