Epidemiology of functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis as diagnosed in Flemish‐Belgian primary care: A registry‐based study from the Intego database

Abstract Background Dyspepsia is a prevalent condition in the general population. Besides organic causes, the differential diagnosis of dyspepsia includes functional dyspepsia (FD) and gastroparesis (GP) which share similar pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical presentation. So far, no study investigated the prevalence of FD and GP in a primary care in Belgium. Methods Data were obtained from Intego, a Flemish‐Belgian general practice‐based morbidity registration network. From 586,164 patients between 2000 and 2021, we selected patients with ICD‐10 code for FD and GP. Patients with organi... Mehr ...