Gregory has taken antacids much of his adult life and now, at age 68, continues to take them nearly daily. What risk is associated with frequent use of antacids by elderly individuals?

A) spending money on remedies that do not work
B) paradoxical hypersecretion of acid
C) masking signs of a GI bleed or GI cancer
D) physical dependence


C

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