Herbal Medicine Treatment

Functional dyspepsia is one of the digestive disorders more common in Western countries, although the current lack of etiology entail failure to have a truly effective drug treatment. However, it has to rule out the use of herbal medicine as an effective and safe alternative treatment, capable of improving the most common symptoms of this disorder.

The drug of the papaya used in the treatment of dyspepsia is extracted from the latex obtained from the fruits.

Currently, the term dyspepsia refers to any pain or discomfort located in the central part of the upper abdomen, similar to what is commonly known as indigestion. In addition to pain in the upper abdomen, may have bloating or abdominal swelling, heartburn, bloating, nausea or vomiting, and even early satiety, especially after food intake, although the symptoms are not always related to it. It differs from organic dyspepsia, when there is an identifiable organic cause, and no organic or functional dyspepsia when no known cause. The latter is very common, although often a chronic and relapsing gastrointestinal disorder (alternating phases are usually no symptoms and others in which they reappear) is mild.

In Western countries, functional dyspepsia is one of the health problems most prevalent (estimated was close to 20%) and affects mainly adults, both men and women from age 40.

Etiopathogenesis and diagnosis

Not yet known with certainty the causes that may produce a functional dyspepsia, but it is related to certain psychological disorders, gastrointestinal motility abnormalities and an abnormal gastric visceral perception. It is also envisaged in Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium responsible for stomach ulcers and gastritis, but although in some dyspeptic been detected this infection, its eradication has not been a significant improvement in symptoms.

Regarding diagnosis, it is to be done by exclusion. That is, first has to discard the possible existence of structural abnormalities, metabolic diseases or disorders induced by alcohol or drugs, by patient history and a gastroduodenoscopy. After excluding organic causes of the syndrome is diagnosed functional dyspepsia.

Pharmacotherapy

Functional dyspepsia can take years and, unfortunately, for now there is no truly effective treatment for all cases.

The various drug treatments used are intended to combat the predominant symptoms, so it must be individualized for each patient. Thus, in some cases will be referred to the use of prokinetic drugs, which improve the bolus transit through the digestive tract, and in others, the acid antisecretory and mucosal protective. On the other hand, has shown that this disorder supportive psychotherapy has short-term beneficial effects of time.

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