What can you take for nervous dyspepsia?
What can you take for nervous dyspepsia?
There are two main approaches to treating functional dyspepsia with medications: neutralizing acid and blocking its production. For neutralizing acid, over-the-counter medications such as Maalox®, Tums®, and Pepto-Bismol® may subdue symptoms.
How do you treat functional dyspepsia?
Your doctor may recommend the following medications to help with FD symptoms:
- acid-neutralizing medications called H2 receptor blockers.
- acid-blocking medications called proton pump inhibitors.
- gas-relieving medications that include the ingredient simethicone.
- antidepressants such as amitriptyline.
What is uninvestigated dyspepsia?
Uninvestigated dyspepsia refers to patients with new or recurrent dyspeptic symptoms in whom no investigations have previously been undertaken. These patients are much more likely to present in primary than in secondary care.
What does uninvestigated dyspepsia mean in medical terms?
Uninvestigated dyspepsia refers to patients with new or recurrent dyspeptic symptoms in whom no investigations have previously been undertaken. These patients are much more likely to present in primary than in secondary care.
Are there any effective treatments for functional dyspepsia?
Conclusion. Once an organic cause for symptoms is excluded, a diagnosis of functional dyspepsia is made. Unfortunately, effective treatments for functional dyspepsia are limited although acid suppression, antidepressants, antispasmodics and prokinetics may provide some symptom relief in selected patients.
How are proton pump inhibitors used to treat dyspepsia?
Empiric proton-pump inhibitors. In uninvestigated dyspepsia, an empiric PPI trial will treat the most frequent causes of dyspepsia including GERD, medication-induced gastritis, and peptic ulcers, thus minimizing the need for costly and invasive testing with an NNT of 5 [ Peura et al. 2007; Talley et al. 2005b ].
What should be included in an evaluation of dyspepsia?
As with any subacute or chronic illness, the initial evaluation of a patient with dyspepsia begins with a thorough history and physical examination.