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¹aFaculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, New Lambton bFaculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales cDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.

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Recent findings in functional dyspepsia reveal environmental factors and duodenal cell activity as key to pathogenesis. Understanding these elements is crucial for evolving evidence-based treatment strategies for this common gastrointestinal disorder.

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Gastroenterology
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Background:

Functional dyspepsia (FD) affects 10% of the global population, presenting as a heterogeneous disorder.
The Rome IV criteria (2016) refine FD classification, emphasizing subtypes like postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome.
FD is increasingly viewed within a spectrum that may include gastroesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize and discuss the latest scientific advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of functional dyspepsia.
To highlight emerging data that can guide evidence-based clinical practice for FD management.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on functional dyspepsia pathogenesis and treatment.
Analysis of data pertaining to environmental influences and cellular mechanisms in FD.
Discussion of updated diagnostic criteria and their implications.

Main Results:

Environmental factors, including potential links to pets and prior antibiotic exposure, are significant in FD pathogenesis, though further research is needed.
Experimental data suggest duodenal eosinophils and mast cells play a role by altering enteric neuronal structure and function in FD.
The Rome IV criteria underscore the importance of specific FD subtypes and their relationship to other functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Conclusions:

Advances in understanding FD pathogenesis, particularly environmental and cellular mechanisms, are reshaping clinical practice.
New insights into FD are crucial for developing targeted and effective evidence-based treatment strategies.
Continued research is essential to fully elucidate the complex etiology of functional dyspepsia.