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| • | Heartburn
- most common (severity of does not |
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| correlate
with extent of tissue damage) |
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| • | Burning,
gnawing in mid-epigastrium worsens |
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| with
recumbency |
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| • | Water
brash (appearance of salty-tasting fluid in |
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| mouth
because stimulate saliva secretion) |
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| • | Occurs
after eating may be relieved with antacids |
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| (occurs
within 1 hr of eating - usually large meal |
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| of day) |
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