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Supplement 3 symptoms symptoms of heart diseases

certain types of pain (a sharp or squeezing pain or tightness sensation in the chest; sudden severe pains, substernal (midchest) discomfort; a dull pain that may radiate to the left arm or lower jaw; chest tightness; upper abdominal pain radiating to the back, tightening and fatiguing pains in the muscles during exercise, pains in the back of the neck, pains between the shoulder blades, stabbing pains, needle-like pains; chest pain on exertion); shortness of breath (while at rest; upon exertion; while lying down at night; while lying flat); fatigue; weakness; general malaise; palpitations (slow, fast, irregular heartbeat); light-headedness; dizziness; fainting or faintness; fainting on exertion; sweating; nausea; vomiting; leg swelling and/or abdominal swelling; swelling of the feet and ankles; swelling of the liver; productive cough resulting in frothy, pink tinged sputum; fever; mild fever; high fever; pallor; cyanosis; feeling heart beating when lying on the left side; unpleasant palpitations or chest discomfort; heart failure, shock; a stroke; rapid, visible pulsations of the chest; stop eating well; lethargy; the perception of a strong or skipped beat; convulsions; a slow pulse; tiredness and weakness when performing physical activities; tiring easily; murmurs; migraine headaches; a plum-colored flush in the cheeks; discomfort in the right upper part of the abdomen; pulsations in the neck; a fluttering discomfort in the neck; abdominal discomfort; weight loss; anemia; an enlarged spleen; very small spots resembling tiny freckles on the skin, and similar spots i the whites of the eyes or under the fingernails; stomach pain; chills; joint pain; pale skin; painful nodules under the skin; confusion; blood in the urine; yawning; blurring of vision; a pins-and-needles sensation; sleepiness; cold and sweaty skin; a bluish network of lines under the skin; rapid breathing; headaches; nosebleeds; flushed face; pains or cramps during exercises or while walking (leg cramps);

Symptoms of digestive disorders

a “burning” upper central abdominal pain (just below the rib-cage); early satiety (feeling full at the beginning of a meal); weight loss; nausea; vomiting (blood); bloating; a rigid, board-like abdomen; GI cramps; diffuse abdominal pain; diarrhea; constipation; fever; chills; weakness; lightheadedness; fainting upon standing; indigestion; difficulty swallowing; heartburn; upper abdominal pain; lower chest pain; belching; GI bleeding (blood in the stool, black stools, black tarry stools); lower abdominal pain; a change in the shape, frequency, or size of the stools (“pencil stools”); anemia; dysphagia (sensation that food isn’t progressing normally from the throat to the stomach or that it has become stuck on the way down); chest or back pain; pain during swallowing; a burning sensation or a tightness under the breastbone; severe, squeezing chest pain that occurs with difficulty swallowing hot or cold beverages; difficulty swallowing both solids and liquids; regurgitation of the contents of the enlarged esophagus; coughing at night; a burning pain behind the breastbone which rises in the chest and may extend into the neck, throat, or even face and which usually occurs after meals or while lying down; regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth or excessive salivation; indigestion and discomfort in the upper abdomen; pain when the stomach is empty; a skin rash; gnawing, burning, aching, soreness, an empty feeling, and hunger; pain develops by midmorning; swelling; patients look sick and sweaty and have fast pulse, shallow, rapid breathing; high temperature;