Dyspepsia Causes

Aka: Dyspepsia Causes

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II. Causes: Common

  1. Functional Dyspepsia (Nonulcer Dyspepsia): 60-70%
  2. Peptic Ulcer Disease: 15 to 25%
  3. Gastroesophageal Reflux: 5 to 15%

III. Causes: Less common

  1. See Medication Causes of Dyspepsia
  2. Biliary tract disease
    1. Cholecystitis
    2. Cholelithiasis
  3. Gastroparesis
  4. Pancreatitis
  5. Ischemic Bowel disease
  6. Stomach infiltrative disease
    1. Crohn's Disease
    2. Sarcoidosis
  7. Abdominal Malignancy or Mass
    1. Gastric Cancer
    2. Esophageal Cancer
    3. Pancreatic Cancer
    4. Hepatoma
  8. Endocrine abnormalities
    1. Hypercalcemia
    2. Hyperkalemia
  9. Carbohydrate malabsorption
    1. Lactose Intolerance
    2. Sorbitol intolerance
    3. Fructose intolerance
    4. Mannitol intolerance
  10. Systemic disease
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2. Thyroid disease
    3. Parathyroid disease
    4. Connective Tissue Diseases
  11. Intestinal Parasites
    1. Giardia
    2. Strongyloides

IV. References

  1. Feldman (1998) Sleisenger and Fordtran's GI, p. 106-8
  2. Bazaldua (1999) Am Fam Physician 60(6): 1773-88 [PubMed]

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