What to do with functional dyspepsia? The following two aspects should be mastered

Functional dyspepsia generally causes symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, burning sensation in the upper abdomen, or upper abdominal bloating. Not only that, but symptoms such as loss of appetite, early satiety, nausea, and vomiting may also occur. So, what should we do about functional dyspepsia?

1. General treatment: Establish good living habits, avoid smoking, drinking and taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and avoid foods that may induce symptoms in personal life experiences; pay attention to psychological treatment according to the different characteristics of the patients to eliminate the patients' fear and doubts about the disease; those with insomnia and anxiety can take appropriate sedatives and hypnotics orally before going to bed.

2. There is no specific drug for the treatment of FD, and empirical symptomatic treatment is the main approach.

Drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion: Suitable for patients with upper abdominal pain accompanied by acid reflux as the main symptoms. Alkaline antacids or acid secretion inhibitors can be selected, such as H2 receptor antagonists such as cimetidine or proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole.

Gastrointestinal motility drugs: suitable for patients with upper abdominal distension, early satiety and belching as the main symptoms. Domperidone is a peripheral dopamine receptor blocker, with a common dose of 10 mg, 3 times a day, taken 15 minutes before meals; Mosapride is a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonist, with a dose of 5 to 10 mg, 3 times a day, taken 15 to 30 minutes before meals, and a course of treatment of 2 to 8 weeks. However, Mosapride can cause abdominal borborygmus, loose stools or diarrhea, and abdominal pain, so patients with heart disease should use it with caution.