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People without risk factors for serious causes of dyspepsia usually do not need investigation beyond an office based clinical examination.

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 ==Overview==
-People without risk factors for serious causes of dyspepsia usually do not need investigation beyond an office based clinical examination.  However, people over the age 55 years and those with alarm features are usually investigated by [[esophagogastroduodenoscopy]] (EGD). In this painless investigation the esophagus, stomach and duodenum are examined through an endoscope passed down through the mouth. This will rule out [[peptic ulcer disease]], medication related ulceration, [[malignancy]] and other rarer causes.
+People without risk factors for serious causes of dyspepsia usually do not need investigation beyond an office based clinical examination.
-People under the age of 55 years with  no alarm features do not need EGD but are considered for investigation for peptic ulcer disease caused by ''[[Helicobacter pylori]]'' [[infection]]. Investigation for ''H.pylori'' infection is usually performed when there is a moderate to high prevalence of this infection in the local community or the person with dyspepsia has other risk factors for ''H. pylori'' infection, related for example to ethnicity or immigration from a high-prevalence area. If infection is confirmed it can usually be eradicated by medication.
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