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The influence of cultural habits on the changing pattern of functional dyspepsia


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Yap, Paul and Mahadeva, Sanjiv and Goh, Khean Lee (2014) The influence of cultural habits on the changing pattern of functional dyspepsia. Digestive Diseases, 32 (3). pp. 217-221. ISSN 0257-2753; ESSN: 1421-9875

Abstract

Dyspepsia is a common gastroenterological problem with an estimated global prevalence between 7 and 40%. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a major economic burden to patients and healthcare systems and significantly affects patient quality of life. The ROME III definition of FD divides it into two subgroups, epigastric pain syndrome and postprandial distress syndrome, the former being more associated with reflux disease and the latter with gastric dysmotility. The global incidence and prevalence of FD continues to rise, but the reason for this is not clear. Rising global obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease rates may be contributing to the rise in FD. Socioeconomic and cultural demographic changes such as changing dietary habits and rapid urbanization, particularly in the developing countries, are likely to be influencing the course of FD and the way it presents.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: S. Karger
Keywords: Dyspepsia; Functional dyspepsia; Obesity; Cultural differences; Gastroesophageal reflux
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2016 02:32
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2016 02:32
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35728
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