Dyspepsia in Cirrhotic Hepatitis C Patients
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2017;21(4): 321-324 Original Article Dyspepsia in Cirrhotic Hepatitis C Patients Maryam Jalil1, Faiza Aslam 2, Talal Khurshid Bhatti 3 , Muhammad Umar 1 , Hamamatul Bushra Khaar 1 1Woman Medical Officer,THQ Hospital ,Fateh Jang;2. Research Coordinator at Research Unit, Rawalpindi Medical University; 3. Medical officer, THQ Hospital,Lalamusa. Abstract positive individuals and patients with liver cirrhosis.2 Indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a condition of Background:To determine the frequency of impaired digestion characterized by upper abdominal patients with dyspepsia, its patterns of presentation fullness, heartburn, nausea, belching, upper and causes along with their associations with gender abdominal pain, regurgitation, or water brash (bitter and age, amongst HCV cirrhotic patients presenting tasting liquid coming up into back of throat).3About to a tertiary care health facility of Rawalpindi. 30-40% of all adults experience symptoms of Methods: In this cross sectional study 207 HCV dyspepsia but organic cause is found in only few cases cirrhotic patients,above 25 years of age irrespective who seek medical care. The remaining cases are of gender, were included. Patients receiving labelled as having functional dyspepsia.4 Different prolonged treatment of acid suppression prior to causes of dyspepsia are gastroesophageal reflux hospitalization were excluded. After taking history disease (GERD), peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal cancers, and performing thorough physical examination, gastritis, hiatal hernia, gastroparesis, congestive routine laboratory investigations, abdominal gastropathy, cholelithiasis, food or drug intolerance ultrasonography and endoscopies were performed to and other diseases of gastrointestinal tract, liver, determine the cause of dyspepsia. pancreas and other systems.5-7 Results:Amongst 207 HCV cirrhotic patients 146 World Health Organization Statistics 2008 lists (70.5%) were presented with dyspepsia.
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