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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
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Gastric Distress

Hi,

1)Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’?

2) “The food shelves were half empty. It almost looked like the supermarket had sustained some looting before we got there.”

Could ‘sustain’ be used like that or does it sound strange to your ear? I’m not quite sure.

Thank you.

  

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1)Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’? Yes, but the former is more precise. 2) “The food shelves were half empty.

— Clive

  • 1)Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’?
  • Yes, but the former is more precise.
  • 2) “The food shelves were half empty.
  • ” Could ‘sustain’ be used like that or does it sound strange to your ear?
  • It's OK.
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1)Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’? Yes, but the former is more precise.

2) “The food shelves were half empty. It almost looked like the supermarket had sustained some looting before we got there.”

Could ‘sustain’ be used like that or does it sound strange to your ear? It's OK.

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Ann2251) Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’?

I do, so I suppose you can too.

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Ann2251)Can I refer to frequent stomach cramps as ‘gastric distress’?

You can but it's very formal and unexpected outside medical jargon.

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