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Marisa Geller M.D.
Coordinator Obgyn.net Latina
Specialist on Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialist on Fertility and Sterility
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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>----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimila" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list WOMENS-HEALTH"
<womens-health@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: Acidic Discharge
> I suffer from peptic ulcers and I noticed that when I don't eat, my
> tummy of course hurts but I also get a discharge that's so acidic. On a
> normal day, when I eat normally, I do not get it but when I don't, it
> appears and at times it stings but not all the time. It smells like a
> rusty nail. I'm too scared to go to my doctor and before I do that, I
> need someone to help explain why I get that acid smelling discharge. Is
> it the acid that causes peptic ulcers?
>
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