Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults: investigation and management

Recommendation ID: CG184/5
Question: What specialist investigations should be conducted to exclude a diagnosis of functional dyspepsia in people with uninvestigated dyspepsia that does not respond to PPIs or H₂ receptor antagonists (H₂RAs) despite optimum primary care?
Any explanatory notes (if applicable): People with uninvestigated dyspepsia that fails to respond to PPIs or H₂RAs, despite optimum primary care, can have a poor quality of life. It is important to ensure that appropriate investigations are carried out to make the correct diagnosis or to correct misdiagnosis, so that the most appropriate treatment can be offered.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults: investigation and management
Number: CG184
Date issued: September 2014

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research?	No
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?	No
Last Reviewed	31/10/2019