Israr Hussain, Mukhtar Mehboob, Jamil Ahmad Khan, Rubina Naz.
Functional Dyspepsia; A common problem in Balochistan.
Professional Med J Jan ;10(4):294-7.

Objectives: This study was designed to see the prevalence of functional dyspepsia among the patients of dyspepsia. Design: Prospective, Observational study. Setting: Surgical unit III, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta. Period: Mar 2002 to Feb 2003. Subjects & Methods: A total of 95 patient both male and female included in this study. All the patients had dyspepsia for a long duration and having no previous diagnosis. They were all selected for endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract. Results: The commonest age group was between 31-40 years, 33 (34.7%) patients. The youngest patient was 17 year old and the eldest was 76 years. Male patients 74 (77.9%) had predominance over female 21 (22.1 %). The prevalence of functional dyspepsia was 38.9 per 100 patients. This showed that functional dyspepsia is one of the major causes of upper gastrointestinal discomfort in our population. CONCLUSION: Early upper G I Endoscopy was recommended in patients who are not responding to conventional dyspepsia therapy because of unnecessary cost of drugs, medical investigations and loss of work.

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