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1. What is causing the pain in the upper epigastric region ? what barrier(s) normally protect the stomach lining from its own acid?
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1. What is causing the pain in the upper epigastric region ? what barrier(s) normally protect the stomach lining from its own acid?

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it can be the stomach , the esophagus the pancreas the gallblader can iradiate the pain in the epigastric region .

mucosal barrier -helped also by prostaglandines,bicarbonate
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