What in healthy people can cause current antacids as merrily as many doctors prescribe folly and carefree take many millions of patients are heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion! This has been a research note directed by Dr. Cristina Reimer at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) published last July in Gastroenterology.
The study was done with 120 healthy people of whom half were given a placebo for twelve weeks and half to 40 milligrams a day of Nexium (esomeprazole) eight weeks and then placebo four. Well, 44% of those who ingested the inhibitor of proton-pump commonly used today are apart of that omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole-were to suspend its intake, compared with 15% of placebo group, heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion.
This discovery has led to Dr. Reimer said: “Both patients and physicians should be aware that when a person stops taking the drug may appear or worsen the symptoms.” Adding that it is not advisable to take them in excess or for prolonged and certainly not ever be eaten if you are unsure of the problem to treat. According to Dr. Reimer ingest these drugs long term is justified only if they have severe gastro esophageal reflux and to avoid those who take no steroidal anti-inflammatory aspirin-like – they cause havoc in the stomach’s own journal, in an editorial, denounced by his party at least a third of people taking antacids renew them without prescriptions. (more…)
