Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.

1. Pharmacy mustn’t sell steroids to its customer without a physician’s prescription as they are ______________________________.

2. ____________________________ are a group of effective and generally safe medicines prescribed to treat heartburn and heal gastric ulcers by reducing the amount of acid produced by the patient’s stomach.

3. More and more doctors recommend their patients ___________________ because of their better absorption.

4. There are common symptoms associated with _______________________: nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating, indigestion, heartburn, loss of appetite, weight loss.

5. ____________________ are effective in our struggle against Helicobacter Pylori.

6. Prophylaxis and early diagnosis lower the risk of contracting ______________________.

7. If the doctor establishes bleeding sores and redness of the surface of the colon, he will carry out additional investigations to confirm ___________________________.

8. Intensive stem cell research will enable the scientists to succeed in ______________ and replacement.

9. Gastritis may be followed by peptic ulcer unless the patient stops taking ____________________________________ that cause irritation of the stomach lining.

10. After the patient had been diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease the gastroenterologist wrote out a prescription for ________________________ to treat and prevent flare-ups.

6. Are these statements true (T), false (F)? Write true sentences.

1. A digestive disease is any disorder that occurs in the urinary tract. (T/F)

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2. Digestive diseases always cause severe symptoms. (T/F)

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3. Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation or erosion of the lining of the stomach. (T/F)

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4. Peptic ulcer disease is established when there are bleeding sores in the mucosa of the colon. (T/F)

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5. Black and tarry stoolsmay indicategastric bleeding. (T/F)

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6.Antacidsneutralize gastric juice but proton pump inhibitors or H-2 blockers reduce its secretion. (T/F)

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7. Vitamins given in injections are not easily absorbed. (T/F)

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8. Chemotherapy includes highly potent drugs that kill cancerous cells. (T/F)

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9. If the symptoms of ulcerative colitis are serious, the patient may need only over-the-counter medications for diarrhea. (T/F)

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10. The incidence of gastrointestinal diseases can be substantially reduced by providing clean water and food to the population, restricting consumption of tobacco and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diminishing alcohol intake and improving blood banks.

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