List any additional oral intake that may have contributed to GG's condition and explain why


Cigarettes: Not a food but causes HCl secretion and decreases bicarb secretion in mucosa lining.
ASA: stimulates HCl secretion and acts as an irritant to the stomach mucosa directly.

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