Treatment for Dysmotility-type of Dyspepsia

Stomach ulcer or acid reflux (When stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. The tube leading from the mouth to the stomach.) and medications (anti-inflammatory ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen and ketoprofen) cause dyspepsia or dysmotility - type (One of three subgroups of functional dyspepsia) of dyspepsia. Symptoms are pain, bloating, and uncomfortably feeling in the upper middle part of the stomach (common digestive condition). The pain is transient - comes and goes, but it's usually present most of the time. Other signs of dyspepsia include heartburn, vomiting, burping, severe vomiting, excessive and uncomfortable feeling of fullness after eating, and extreme fullness, soon after the start of a meal. Also, symptoms include unexplainable loss of weight, and trouble swallowing. Both men and women could develop this condition at any age. Approximately one of every four persons gets dyspepsia some time in life or twenty-five percent of the adult population (Fifty-two million Americans). Rarely, dyspepsia is caused by stomach cancer. Sometimes no cause can be found. Annual direct and indirect healthcare average cost is $2.5 billion.

Treatment for dyspepsia depends on the cause. Otherwise, no prescription medication approved to treat dysmotility-type of dyspepsia. Stomach ulcers can be treated, taking acid-blocking medicine. Infection in the stomach treatable by an antibiotic. Discontinue taking medications that cause the symptoms of dyspepsia. Common approach taken to avoid dyspepsia: Stop smoking, avoid foods that upset the stomach, reducing stress, and don't eat before bedtime (Increases acid reflux). Also, raising the head of the bed with blocks under both legs may help. If none of these suggestions stops dyspepsia, a physician would recommend undergoing an Endoscopy examination: A small tube with a camera inserted into the mouth and down into the stomach. The doctor would examine the inside of the stomach for any cause of pain.