Stomach Acid Suppressing Meds Causing Infections and Serious Health Problems

Stomach Acid Suppressing Meds Causing Infections and Serious Health Problems

Stomach Acid Suppressing Meds Causing Infections and Serious Health Problems
January 4, 2017 | JunkHealthcare | D.Mihalovic
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a group of medications whose primary action is a to reduce gastric acid production. Prilosec, prevacid, and nexium are popular PPIs which help constitute a large percentage of the most prescribed medications in the world. In a population-based study from Scotland, PPIs were linked with an increased risk of intestinal infections with C. difficile and Campylobacter bacteria, which can cause considerable illness. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that the health consequences of PPI-based drugs are causing far more damage to the human body than previously published in medical literature.