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Complete the text with one suitable verb in each space.
I had a difficult time last year with my health. For several months I was
(1). suffering from periodic headaches and almost constant nausea. I made
several visits to my GP, who (2)....
my headaches to migraine and
(3)........
me with medication. When this failed to work he
(4).......
..on my nausea as the root cause, (5).
my
headaches on the nausea. I was (6).........
to five blood tests, none of
which revealed anything significant. I (7)
my diet with the
doctor at length, and we tried eliminating certain foods from my meals. He
(8).......
for example, I might (9)................. from a low-fibre diet.
But still the symptoms persisted, and I was starting to (10)...................... myself
to feeling ill for the rest of my life. I was understandably concerned about the
possibility of it being something serious, even a brain tumour, but the doctor
said that my anxiety in this respect (11)
.... from nervous tension
and stress. After six months I was (12)
to a consultant at the
hospital, who (13)........... in stomach disorders. She said that, even
(14).....
for my age and stressful lifestyle, it was still abnormal to
experience symptoms like these for so long. She (15)
......on all the
possible causes of nausea in detail, and suggested that in my case the nausea
might be the result of a liver disorder.​