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All individuals were subjected to taking thorough medical history, basic investigations (complete blood counts, liver and renal functions tests), international normalized ratio (INR), alpha-fetoprotein, HCV RNA PCR (polymerase chain reaction), abdominal ultrasonography, and upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) endoscopy for patients only), and Rome IV diagnostic questionnaire. RESULTS: Patients with HCV had symptoms of FGIDs including functional dyspepsia (FD) (P=0.009), early satiety (P=0.002), postprandial distress (P=0.02), epigastric pain (P=0.03), Inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS) (P&lt;0.001), IBS predominant constipation (P&lt;0.001), IBS predominant diarrhea (P&lt;0.001), and IBS mixed (P&lt;0.001). There were multiple factors for the prediction of FD in patients with HCV, including high body mass index (BMI), education level, positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and fibrosis stage. 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