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News: Heartburn Drugs – Beware of Your Proton Pump Inhibitor

Estimated about 20 percent of the Western population experiences acid reflux at least once a week. For many people, using a proton pump inhibitor like Nexium, Prilosec, or Prevacid is extremely effective in treating symptoms of acid reflux or a peptic ulcer. Available for about two decades now, PPIs are perceived to be very safe. But research over the past four to five years has suggested patients and doctors shouldn’t get complacent about this prescription—particularly over the long term, writes U.S. News’s Sarah Baldauf. Osteoporosis is one risk that may be mitigated by taking calcium and vitamin D and bisphosphonate to promote increased bone density. Also, people taking PPIs while on the blood-thinning medication Plavix may increase their risk of heart attack.

Proper use of PPIs means taking them before breakfast rather than before bed. Avoiding certain foods that increase gastric acid secretion, like tomatoes and citrus fruit, along with other lifestyle changes may help you do without PPIs.

Here is a interesting article about how PPI has bad side effects of your health. Do you know that prolonged use of these drugs carries a risk of osteoporosis and heart problems?

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