Effects of Exercise on Functional Dyspepsia Based on Rome IV

Functional dyspepsia is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) encountered in clinical practice. Functional dyspepsia is a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic and recurrent gastroduodenal symptoms in the absence of any organic or metabolic disease that is likely to explain the symptoms. Functional dyspepsia has a high incidence in the population. A recent research showed that FD is present in 11% of the Italian general population. It dramatically reduces a patient's quality of life, with an economic impact due to frequent clinical consultations, medication, and time off work. Although some experts recommend exercise as a first-line treatment for functional dyspepsia, there is little data on the relationship between exercise and functional dyspepsia, which needs to be confirmed by further research. Investigators designed this randomized controlled study to assess the effect of exercise on patients with functional dyspepsia based on Rome IV criteria.