Family doctor series.Virtually everyone has had indigestion at some time and for most people it's simply a minor nuisance. More often than not it happens when you've overindulged or eaten something that doesn't agree with you and it only lasts for a short time. For some people the symptoms can be persistent and so severe that they interfere with everyday life. The symptoms may be caused by some undiagnosed problem within the digestive system which needs to be properly identified and treated by a doctor. This book will help you distinguish between minor symptoms which you car safely treat yourself and those that need further investigation.Professor C.J. Hawkey is Professor of Gastroenterology at Nottingham University and founding chairman of the Nottingham Gut Group. He was educated in Oxford and trained at the Middlesex Hospital. He has worked in many hospitals in England treating and researching this therapeutic area.Dr N.J.D. Wight: Dr Wight is a specialist registrar in Gastroenterology at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. His research interests include the interactions between Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs in the causation of peptic ulcers.Dr. Tony Smith: Family Doctor Publications' Medical Editor-in-Chief was for many years Deputy Editor of the British Medical Journal and continues to work as an Associate Editor. He is the Medical Editor of both the Complete Family Health Encyclopaedia and the Family Home Adviser.We regret the author(s) are unable to enter into correspondence with readers.The British Medical Association (BMA): The British Medical Association is the professional body that looks after doctors' interests speaks on their behalf and keeps their scientific knowledge up to date through meetings and publications.