Giris ve Amaç: Gastroözofageal reflü, fonksiyonel dispepsi, ve peptik ülser sik karsilasilan kronik hastaliklardir. Bu hastaliklara ait yakinmalari n benzemesi ve birlikte bulunmasi en uygun tani ve tedavi yaklasimini belirlemekte zorluklara neden olabilir. Bu çalismanin amaci birinci basamak saglik kuruluslarina üst gastrointestinal sistem sikayeti ile basvuran kadinlarda reflü semptomlarinin sikligi, agirligi ve türünü saptamak ve hastalarin ne kadarinda es zamanli gastroduodenal hastalik semptomu oldugunu belirlemektir. Yöntem: Istanbul'un Gaziosmanpasa ve Kartal semtlerinde gezici saglik taramasi sirasinda gastrointestinal yakinmalar nedeniyle bir günde basvuran bütün kadinlar çalismaya alindi. Üst gastrointestinal sistem sikayetlerinin varligi, sikligi ve agirligi 45 soruluk bir anketle sorgulandi. Veriler SPSS programi ile degerlendirildi. Bulgular: Yaslari 21 ile 87 arasinda degisen (ortalama 43.3±12.5) 346 kadin sorgulandi. En sik rastlanan sikayet aci regurjitasyonu idi. Bunu retrosternal yanma, retrosternal agri ve epigastrik siskinlik izledi. Olgularin %88.5’inde en az iki reflü semptomu (restrosternal agri, yanma, aci regurjitasyonu veya yutma güçlügünden herhangi ikisi) vardi. En az iki reflü semptomu olanlarin %47.5’inde epigastrik agri, %59’unda epigastrik siskinlik vardi. Epigastrik agri; retrosternal yanma, retrosternal agri, yutma güçlügü gibi aci regurjitasyonu disindaki reflü semptomlari ile iliskili bulundu. Epigastrik siskinlik ise aci regurjitasyonu, retrosternal agri, yutma güçlügü gibi retrosternal yanma disinda kalan reflü semptomlari ile iliskili bulundu. Semptomlari ilaç kullanacak kadar siddetli olanlarda epigastrik yakinmalar daha sik görüldü. Sonuç: Birinci basamak saglik kuruluslarinda üst gastrointestinal sistem sikayetleri ile basvuran kadinlarda en sik rastlanan semptomlar reflüye aittir. Ancak olgulari n yarisinda semptomlar ülser ya da fonksiyonel dispepsi semptomlari ile örtüsür. Hastalik gruplarini ayirmak için anamnezden daha objektif araçlara ihtiyaç vardir.
Background and Aims: Functional dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcer are common chronic diseases in the community. Different symptoms may sometimes be observed within these different groups of patients and this kind of overlap may create difficulties in the management and follow-up of these individuals. We aimed to determine the presence, frequency and severity of upper gastrointestinal system complaints and the range of overlapping symptoms among women who applied to primary care centers with complaints of the upper gastrointestinal system. Materials and Methods: All women who applied to the mobile primary care polyclinic in the areas of Gaziosmanpasa and Kartal on the same day with upper gastrointestinal complaints were included in the study. Patients were questioned regarding the presence, frequency and severity of upper gastrointestinal system complaints by the researcher using 45 close-ended questions. The research was descriptive and the results were analyzed by SPSS 8.0 version. Results: There were 346 women with an average age of 43.3±12.5. The most common symptom was regurgitation followed by heartburn, retrosternal pain and epigastric fullness. 88.5% of all cases had at least two of the reflux symptoms (heartburn, regurgitation, retrosternal pain or dysphagia). Among the patients with at least two of the reflux symptoms, 47.5% and 59% of them also had epigastric pain and fullness, respectively. There was a correlation between epigastric pain and reflux symptoms other than regurgitation, and also between epigastric fullness and reflux symptoms other than heartburn. Symptoms severe enough to require drug usage were related with epigastric symptoms. Conclusions: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is recognized as the most prevalent upper gastrointestinal system complaint of women applying to first-step health care polyclinics. However, half of the women’s complaints overlap with ulcer-like or dysmotility- like dyspepsia. In order to differentiate symptom groups, more objective tools than history taking are needed.