Prevalence and health/social impacts of functional dyspepsia in Taiwan: A study based on the Rome Criteria Questionnaire Survey assisted by endoscopic exclusion among a physical check-up population

Abstract

FD is a common complaint in Taiwan and also bears an obvious social and medical burden to society. Over half of our FD subjects sought medical help, which may be due to the readily accessible medical care in Taiwan. The newly defined Rome II criteria diminish the chance of co-existence of FD and IBS. Further FD classification by the main symptoms appears of limited clinical usefulness.