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Alternate Names : Dyspepsia, Uncomfortable Fullness After Meals

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Call your Health Care Provider if

Symptoms last longer than 2 weeks.
The pattern of indigestion symptoms changes noticeably.
Abdominal pain persists longer than 6 hours.
Symptoms include unexplained weight loss.
Vomiting of blood or passage of blood in the stool.
Jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes).
Symptoms include jaw pain, chest pain, back pain, profuse sweating, anxiety, or a feeling of impending doom (possible heart attack symptoms).

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Diseases & Conditions

• Chronic Cholecystitis
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis - Chronic
• Heart Attack
• Peptic Ulcer

Tests & Exams

• Abdominal Ultrasound
• EGD - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Endoscopy
• Upper GI and Small Bowel Series

Other Topics

• Abdominal Bloating
• Abdominal Distress
• Abdominal Pain
• Agitation
• Back Pain - Low
• Belching
• Caffeine in the Diet
• Chest Pain
• Depression
• Fiber
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Physical Examination
• Stress and Anxiety
• Sweating - Excessive
• Weight Loss - Unintentional

Review Date : 4/29/2003
Reviewed By : Andrew J. Muir, M.D., M.H.S., Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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