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Why So Many People Take PPIs?

In Dr. Mike Eades' latest blog, GERD Treatment: Nutrition vs Drugs, he highlights a video presentation by a Dr. Johnson, an academic gastroenterologist from a medical school in Virginia who advises other doctors to ignore the risks of PPIs. Mike and I have been on the same page on both the risks of PPIs and the [...]

By Norm Robillard|2020-09-24T16:37:18-04:00October 15th, 2013|acid reflux, acid reflux drugs, Diet and Digestive Health, Fast Tract Diet, GERD, IBS|2 Comments

C diff Infection Linked to Heartburn Drugs
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C diff Infection Linked to Heartburn Drugs

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C diff Infection Linked to Heartburn Drugs

The FDA has warned for some time that the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for heartburn increases the risk of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Now, a new review of 33 separate studies shows that prescription strength versions of the less potent heartburn drugs called H2 antagonists such as Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac, and Axid, carry the [...]