Indigestion
Alternate Names : Dyspepsia, Uncomfortable Fullness After Meals
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
The medical history will be obtained, and a physical examination performed.
Medical history questions documenting indigestion in detail may include:- Aggravating factors
- Does it begin (or is it worse) after eating particular foods?
- Does it begin (or is it worse) after drinking wine or other alcoholic drinks or carbonated drinks?
- Eating habits
- Do you eat fast?
- Have you been overeating?
- Have you changed your diet? Particularly, have you had any spicy foods, high-fiber foods, or fatty foods? Have you increased your intake of caffeine?
- Medications
- What medications are you taking?
- Have you changed medications recently?
- Other symptoms
The physical examination will probably include emphasis on the abdominal region and digestive system.
Diagnostic tests that may be performed include:After seeing your health care provider:
You may want to add a diagnosis related to indigestion to your personal medical record.
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