dyspepsia

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Recent Examples of dyspepsia One study found that ginger supplements can improve symptoms of functional dyspepsia, a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by chronic indigestion.6 3. Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025 These effects can help relieve symptoms such as distention, bloating, pain, and nausea, which are often associated with slow gastric emptying and a condition known as functional dyspepsia (chronic indigestion). Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 16 Sep. 2024 The result is a condition like irritable bowel syndrome or functional dyspepsia (a.k.a. indigestion), both of which can involve unpredictable spasms of your intestines, generating gas, bloating, and yes, airier poops, Dr. Schnoll-Sussbaum says. Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 July 2024
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Noun
  • Sleep deprivation also disrupts mood regulation, often leading to anxiety, irritability or depression.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Like regular depression, SAD can cause negative feelings like hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and guilt; fatigue or reduced energy; a loss of interest in hobbies and activities; and even physical aches and pains (including headaches, cramps, and digestive problems).
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dani’s surliness has evaporated.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For me, there’s always the perversity of getting on a trendy bandwagon and just liking it for the irony.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here, Henkel leans into the inherent perversity that lingered in the sequels but has rarely been effectively employed since Hooper’s original.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At one point, her crankiness about being underappreciated for her domestic efforts is blamed, without irony, on her period.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Dyspepsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyspepsia. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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