| Description
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| | Signs and Symptoms
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| Indigestion is a symptom that is caused
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| | Abdominal tenderness and distention
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| by a number of stomach conditions,
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| | Feeling of fullness and discomfort in the
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| including hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal
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| | upper abdomen
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| reflux disease (GERD), Helicobacter
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| | Burning sensation in the chest, often
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| pylori, heartburn, and dyspepsia. Because
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| | originating in the upper abdomen and
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| many of these conditions can pose serious
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| | radiating to the neck
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| health risks, it is important to visit
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| | Regurgitation of bitter liquid into the
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| your healthcare provider in order to
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| | throat or mouth, commonly when lying down
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| properly diagnose the reason for your
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| | Nausea and vomiting
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| indigestion. The condition usually occurs
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| | Conventional Medical Treatment
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| after eating. People experience
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| | If you suffer from indigestion only
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| indigestion for a variety of
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| | occasionally, you may experience relief
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| reasons-after eating a specific food,
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| | by taking over-the-Counter antacids,
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| after eating too much food, after
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| | which neutralize gastric acids. You also
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| drinking alcohol or carbonated beverages,
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| | can prevent future cases of indigestion
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| or after smoking cigarettes. The
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| | by avoiding any food or drink that
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| frequency of occurrence also varies from
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| | irritate your stomach.
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| person to person. Approximately one in
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| | If you experience indigestion frequently,
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| ten adults experiences indigestion
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| | see your doctor, who will try to
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| weekly, while approximately one in three
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| | determine when your indigestion occurs,
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| experiences it monthly.
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| | what foods and drinks seem to trigger it,
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| Heartburn, a problem affecting the
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| | in what part of the abdomen the
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| esophagus, is perhaps the most common
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| | discomfort is strongest, and how long it
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| type of indigestion. Your esophagus is a
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| | typically last. Your physician also may
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| 10-inch-long tube leading from the back
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| | want to run a series of tests to make
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| of your mouth to your stomach. Food
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| | sure that your indigestion is not being
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| travels down the esophagus to the lower
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| | caused by a more serious condition, such
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| esophageal sphincter, a muscle that opens
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| | as gastroesophageal reflux disease, colon
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| to allow food to pass into the stomach
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| | cancer, stomach ulcer, gastritis,
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| and closes to prevent food and acids from
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| | pancreatic disease, or irritable bowel
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| escaping from the stomach into the
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| | syndrome. A barium X-ray, endoscopic
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| esophagus. Heartburn occurs when this
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| | examination of the digestive tract, or
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| lower esophageal sphincter is weak or
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| | stool sample may be necessary. In order
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| dysfunctional, allowing stomach acid to
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| | to rule out disorders of the pancreas,
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| escape.
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| | liver, or gallbladder, your doctor also
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| People who are overweight are at
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| | may recommend an ultrasound examination
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| increased risk for developing indigestion
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| | of those organs.
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| because excess weight can increase
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| | If over-the-counter products do not offer
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| pressure on the abdomen which, in turn,
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| | relief, your physician may prescribe
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| can make it difficult for the lower
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| | cimetidine (Tagamet), ranitidine
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| esophageal sphincter to stay tightly
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| | (Zantac), famotidine (Pepcid), or
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| shut. Pregnant women also experience a
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| | omeprazole (Prilosec) to block acid
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| higher incidence of the condition because
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| | production in the stomach. A medication
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| they, too, experience increased pressure
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| | that increases the strength of the lower
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| on the abdomen. In addition, people who
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| | esophageal sphincter, such as
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| smoke are at increased risk because
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| | metocopramide or bethanechol, also may be
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| cigarettes relax the lower esophageal
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| | prescribed.
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| sphincter.
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