BACKGROUND Dyspepsia is a common health problem and most of the causes of dyspepsia are related to infection by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Prevalence of H. pylori infection is different in different parts of the world. Purpose of our study was to determine the frequency of H. pylori infection in patients with dyspepsia in our setting where the prevalence of H. pylori was expected to be hi...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori, Hp) colonizes the stomachs of approximately 20%-80% of humans throughout the world. The Word Healthy Organization (WHO) classified H. pylori as a group 1 carcinogenic factor in 1994. Recently, an increasing number of studies has shown an association between H. pylori infection and various extragastric diseases. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is considered a biopsychos...

The prevalence of dyspepsia was evaluated in 83 young conscripted soldiers: 38 of them were normally resident in the town where the barracks was sited (Genoa) while 45 came from different districts. Dyspepsia was observed in 49.4% of total cases, and there were significant differences in the incidence between the two groups. In 40 out of 41 cases, dyspepsia was of the functional type. Psychoneu...

Dyspepsia and functional dyspepsia represent a highly significant public health issue. A good definition of dyspepsia is key for helping us to better approach symptoms, decision making, and therapy indications.During the last few years many attempts were made at establishing a definition of dyspepsia. Results were little successful on most occasions, and clear discrepancies arose on whether sym...