“Opps, sorry”, you said it to your family and/or friends on
the dining table, because you belched in front of them just after finishing
your meal. You probably felt a little bit of embarrassed but you shouldn’t if
it occurs often and for a while. It could be a symptom of dyspepsia.
Dyspepsia is a common problem affecting approximately a quarter
of population worldwide. Dyspepsia is characterised by chronic or recurrent
pain in upper abdomen and/or postprandial discomforts such as belching, bloated,
nausea and heartburn. Functional dyspepsia is dyspepsia without obvious disease
that is likely to explain the symptoms. Although dyspepsia is not a
life-threatening disorder it has profound impact on the quality of life if it
is persistent and gets worse. Dyspepsia is commonly caused by acid reflex,
meaning acid in your stomach is forced back up into your oesophagus. Other causes
may include medication, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and stomach diseases.
If dyspepsia gets worse you need to see your doctor to get advice.
If you have functional dyspepsia alternative medicine such
as acupuncture is a better approach. Acupuncture is very effective in treating
functional dyspepsia. Many studies reported the super efficacy of acupuncture
in treating functional dyspepsia compared to other treatment in China and other
countries. In particular if you are distressed and feel anxiety while having chronic
dyspepsia which is not uncommon acupuncture treatment should relieve all
symptoms after a few sessions.
Reference:
Lima FA et al., Acupuncture effectiveness as a
complementary therapy in functional dyspepsia patients. Arq Gastroenterol. 2013
Jul-Sep; 50(3):202-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24322192
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