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Water brash

I am looking for an English term which describes the (repressible, but essentially involuntary) bringing up of (often, but not necessarily sour) fluid from the stomach that often accompanies heartburn but may also occur without it, such when you have eaten too much (too fatty, too sweet, too much coffee etc.), in the absence of nausea (normally, at least).
Except for 'to regurgitate fluid' (which seems a bit of an inkhorn term to me), I have failed to find a fitting verb. (I have read about 'to repeat on', such as in "boiled onions always repeat on me", but I doubt this is applicable to what I mean here, since what I mean is not related to any particular food.)
The noun 'water brash' seems to be closest to what I mean. However, I am insecure about its precise meaning(s), since although Dorland and Webster agree that it is acid regurgitation, only the former tells me that the fluid brought up is not necessarily acid (but can also be almost tasteless saliva), while the latter instead states that acid regurgitation is combined with 'excessive salivation' (apparently /invariably/, and this also seems to imply that the saliva present has /not come up/).
Furthermore, Dorland defines water brash as a combination of heartburn and the described regurgitation, while Webster makes no mention of heartburn.
At the risk of sounding like I am splitting hairs, I would like to know:
- is heartburn /necessarily/ present with 'water brash'?

- is acidity /necessarily/ present?
Thanks for any clarification! Of course, I would also be interested in any alternative terms, whether verb or noun.

Florian v. Savigny
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[nq:1]Reflux.[/nq]
Thanks for the quick answer.
I'm sorry, I think I forgot to mention that I meant "bringing up /into the mouth/". I am afraid 'reflux' is a trifle to broad, all the more as I am writing about gastroesophageal reflux disease (which is essentially the reflux of gastric contents into the gullet). In other words, I think I can hardly write "gastroesophageal reflux may be acco
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[nq:1]I am looking for an English term which describes the (repressible, but essentially involuntary) bringing up of (often, but not ... have eaten too much (too fatty, too sweet, too much coffee etc.), in the absence of nausea (normally, at least).[/nq]
Acid reflux.
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Still, another definition for water brash, again a bit different:

the sensation of a large amount of non-acid liquid due to sudden hypersecretion of saliva
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science fair projects encyclopedia/Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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[nq:1]Still, another definition for water brash, again a bit different: the sensation of a large amount of non-acid liquid due to sudden hypersecretion of saliva http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science fair projects e ncyclopedia/Gastroesophageal reflux disease Is the term u
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[nq:1]I wouldn't think so. I've never heard of "water brash", and "reflux" makes me think of electro-plating, or something.[/nq]
You're too young. But having said that, I should mention that my son is only twenty-two, and already no stranger to Gaviscon.

Mike.
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[nq:1]Still, another definition for water brash, again a bit different: the sensation of a large amount of non-acid liquid due to sudden hypersecretion of saliva[/nq]
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science fair projects encyclopedia/Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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Mike Lyle filted:
[nq:2]I wouldn't think so. I've never heard of "water brash", and "reflux" makes me think of electro-plating, or something.[/nq]
[nq:1]You're too young. But having said that, I should mention that my son is only twenty-two, and already no stranger to Gaviscon.[/nq]
"Reflux" is for the occasional sufferer...when it happens on a recurring basis, the term of choice is "G
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[nq:2]I wouldn't think so. I've never heard of "water brash", and "reflux" makes me think of electro-plating, or something.[/nq]
[nq:1]You're too young. But having said that, I should mention that my son is only twenty-two, and already no stranger to Gaviscon.[/nq]
One of my brothers had severe reflux, turned out to be a hiatal hernia, requiring surgery.
Brian
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[nq:2] You're too young. But having said that, I should mention that myson is only twenty-two, and already no stranger to Gaviscon.[/nq]
[nq:1]One of my brothers had severe reflux, turned out to be a hiatal hernia, requiring surgery.[/nq]
Oh ***! The poor boy already has psoriasis with inflammation of the joints (not arthritic, the doctor reckons): we don't really need this! Personally, I

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