Triggers to Dyspepsia

Here's something you need to be aware of to avoid getting frequent bouts of dyspepsia.

WHEN you repeat or hear repeatedly a difficult word often enough you get to know it by heart. That’s the case with the word dyspepsia. The Greek root dys means “painful” (remember, "painful menstruation" in dysmenorrhea); while pepsia or pepsis means “to digest.” Together, and literally, dyspepsia means “painful digestion.” We know its simple equivalent better: indigestion (in Cebuano, we say “wa kahilisi”).

Clinically, dyspepsia is that vague feeling of discomfort (of heat, burning or pain; or of fullness that is bothersome) in the upper belly or abdomen during or right after eating.

There are many triggers to dyspepsia. And if you often get this condition, you must avoid getting exposed to the following risks... [READ MORE]

This article appears in SunStar Cebu newspaper on 22 May 2013, and reprinted on 28 May 2013.

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