Abstract Background and Aim: Environmental factors such as food, lifestyle and prevalence
of Helicobacter pylori infection are widely different in Asian countries compared with the …

Functional dyspepsia is the most common reason for patients to experience chronic
epigastric pain or discomfort. The causes of functional dyspepsia are multifactorial but …

Abstract Background and Aim: Gastric cancer is a major health burden in the Asia–Pacific
region but consensus on prevention strategies has been lacking. We aimed to critically …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection remains to be the major cause of important upper
gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma …

Background Functional dyspepsia (FD), a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, is
defined by the R ome III criteria as symptoms of epigastric pain or discomfort (prevalence in …

Functional dyspepsia is a common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder of
gastroduodenal origin, diagnosed clinically in the presence of prototypical symptoms of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The Rome III criteria for functional dyspepsia have been changed
to include 2 distinct syndromes: postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain …

Background Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common condition, affecting adults in both
Western (North America and Europe) and Eastern (Asian) parts of the globe. The prevalence …

Background Eradication of Helicobacterpylori in patients with functional dyspepsia
continues to be a matter of debate. We studied eradication effects on symptoms and quality …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the gastric
mucosa and is associated with various gastrointestinal disorders. H. pylori is a pervasive …