The sudden filling of the mouth with tasteless saliva. It is not to be confused with acid reflux (the regurgitation of gastric juices), which has an unpleasant, sour taste. Waterbrash is normally accompanied by other symptoms, and usually indicates a disorder of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
A serious condition caused by infection of the bloodstream by bacteria of the meningococcus group.
The main features are bleeding into the skin, low blood pressure, and shock.
Without urgent medical treatment, coma and death follow in a few hours.
The syndrome is often associated with meningitis.
Also called pyrosis. A symptom of indigestion; during the course of DIGESTION, the mouth ?lls with tasteless or sour ?uid, which is generally saliva, but is sometimes brought up from the stomach. This is accompanied by a burning pain often felt at the pit of the stomach or in the chest. The condition is a symptom of excessive acidity of the stomach contents, due sometimes to an injudicious diet, and often characteristic of a DUODENAL ULCER. (See also DYSPEPSIA.)
n. sudden filling of the mouth with dilute saliva – this often accompanies dyspepsia, particularly if there is nausea – or with acid or bitter fluid in patients with *heartburn.
Excessive production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. It is a characteristic ?nding in certain forms of DYSPEPSIA, particularly that associated with a duodenal ulcer, and causes HEARTBURN and WATERBRASH. (See also DUODENAL ULCER; STOMACH, DISEASES OF.)... hyperchlorhydria
(pyrosis) n. discomfort or pain, usually burning in character, that is felt behind the breastbone and often appears to rise up from the abdomen towards or into the throat. It is usually caused by the reflux of stomach contents into the gullet and may be accompanied by the regurgitation of saliva or gastric fluid into the mouth (waterbrash).... heartburn
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