Table 2. Causes of dyspepsia
| Luminal GI tract Peptic ulcer disease Gastroesophageal reflux Gastric neoplasms Gastroparesis Gastric infiltrative disorders (amyloidosis, Menetrier's) Malabsorption syndromes Lactose intolerance Parasites (Giardia lamblia) AIDS Chronica intestinal ischemia Functional gastrointestinal disorders | Pancreatic disease Chronic pancreatitis Pancreatic neoplasm Systemic conditions Diabetes mellitus Thyroid disease Hyperparathyroidism Chronic renal insufficiency Pregnancy Collagen vascular disorders Ischemic heart disease Intra-abdominal malignancy |
| Medications Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Theophylline Digitalis Potassium Iron Niacin Antibiotics Alcohol | Miscellaneous causes of intermittent abdominal pain Acute intermittent porphyria Famillial Mediterranean fever C1-esterase deficiency Diabetic radiculopathy Nerve entrapment syndromes Vertebral nerve compression Intussuscetion or internal hernia Intermittent small bowel obstruction |
| Billiary tract disease Cholelithiasis with billiary colic Acute cholecystitis Choledocholithiasis Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction Hepatobilliary neoplasms | |