Question

A female client presents to the health care provider's office with increasing stomach acidity. she self-administers calcium antacids. she notes that she seems to be having more issues with stomach acid, so she has been taking the calcium antacids more frequently. the nurse suspects that this may have caused what to occur in this client?

Answer 1

The nurse suspected that the client who seems to be having an issue with stomach acid, may have cause to what occur to the client is rebound acidity. Rebound acidity is an increase in gastric acid secretion basal or stimulated above pre-treatment levels following discontinuation of anti-secretory therapy.