Indigestion is usually related to lifestyle and what we eat and drink. It may also be caused by infection or some other digestive conditions. Some common causes include:
- Eating too much
- Eating too rapidly
- Consuming fatty or greasy foods
- Consuming spicy foods
- Consuming too much caffeine
- Consuming too much alcohol
- Consuming too much chocolate
- Consuming too many fizzy drinks
- Emotional trauma
- Gallstones
- Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)
- Hiatus hernia
- Infection, especially with bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori
- Nervousness
- Obesity - caused by more pressure inside the abdomen
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- Peptic ulcers
- Smoking
- Some medications, such as antibiotics and NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
- Stomach cancer
When a doctor cannot find a cause for indigestion the patient may have functional dyspepsia - a type of indigestion that may undermine the stomach's ability to accept and digest food and then pass that food on to the small intestine.
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