Mr. Gupta and his wife are originally from India. Are there components of their traditional diet that may aggravate his symptoms of GERD?
What will be an ideal response?
• High use of pepper may increase gastric acidity
• Tea may aggravate symptoms
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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