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Functional Gastric Disorder - Diagnosis

Alexey Kryvenko, medical expert
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Laboratory and instrumental data

General blood, urine and stool analysis: normal.
Blood biochemistry: no abnormalities.
Study of gastric secretory function: quite often reveals gastric hypersecretion and an increase in the level of free hydrochloric acid.
FEGDS: the gastric mucosa is normal, sometimes more pronounced folds than usual are determined, the vascular pattern is pronounced, the tone of the stomach is increased, sometimes the tone is decreased.
X-ray examination of the stomach: reveals disturbances in the motor function of the stomach.
Gastric mucosa biopsy: no abnormalities.
Ultrasound of the stomach: using special techniques, a violation of the evacuation function of the stomach is detected.
Electrogastrography: reveals disturbances in the tone and motility of the stomach.

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