What Could be Causing Indigestion from Fatty Foods?

What Causes Indigestion From Fatty Foods?

Indigestion from fatty foods can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose indigestion from fatty foods, we could:

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Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "indigestion from fatty foods" as a symptom. Here are two possibilities:

Poor Digestion
Liver Congestion

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

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... and more than 40 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of indigestion from fatty foods:

Cause	Probability	Status
Liver Congestion	99%	Confirm
Poor Digestion	64%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate occasional problems caused by eating, regular problems caused by eating or frequent problems caused by eating, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Is your stomach upset by fatty/oily/fried food?

Possible responses:

→ No / only if the serving is too large / don't know
→ Occasional slight indigestion after fatty food
→ Frequent slight indigestion / sometimes severe
→ Frequent severe indigestion
→ I can't tolerate fatty/oily/fried foods at all

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate fatty food intolerance, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Dyspepsia / Poor Digestion

Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement

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