Acta Clin Croat 2021 Dec;60(4):731-738
1Zagreb Health Center-Center, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4Division of Interventional Gastroenterology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 5School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia; 6Division of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Clinical Nutrition, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Dyspepsia is a disorder characterized by dyspeptic symptoms which are located in the epigastrium and related to digestion of food in the initial part of the digestive system. In functional dyspepsia, unlike organic dyspepsia, there is no underlying organic disease that would cause dyspeptic symptoms. Immune and mucosal function changes, gastric dysmotility, different composition of the gastrointestinal microbiota, and altered central nervous system processing are considered responsible for the onset of the disorder. Read More