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                        PPI Drugs Stomach acid has a vital role in the body. Anti-reflux medications necessarily turn off the production of acid in the stomach, possibly throwing off the natural balance of the body.   You know Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs that work by diminishing the amount of stomach acid produced by glands in the lining of the stomach. These proton pump inhibitors are used to treat disorders or health conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erosive esophagitis and peptic ulcers, doctors might prescribe using PPIs alone or in a blend with antacids. These can also be used in combination with specific types of antibiotics when treating Helicobacter pylori which is a bacterium commonly linked with recurring stomach ulcers. PPIs act by getting glued to a cell on the wall of the stomach known as the parietal cell. Its purpose is to generate hydrochloric acid...

Dementia & Alzheimer Do you have acid reflux (GERD)? Do you take those tiny purple pills, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)? If you say yes to both the questions then take this as a warning. Taking proton pump inhibitors can lead to some dangerous side effects, thus jeopardizing your health. Like several other heartburn and acid reflux sufferers, I routinely popped over the counter pills to relieve the pain and uneasiness of acid reflux and heartburn. In the end, it got so terrible that I went to see my doctor. And, obviously, he recommended one of those little purple pills. You know the ones; they are promoted through TV commercials with a boatload of warnings about side effects. What Are Proton Pump Inhibitors? You should know that those tiny purple pills and their peers account for more than 100 million prescriptions sold in the U.S. That makes them the third largest type of medications sold in the U.S. What these pills do is obstruct the creation of acid in th...

Laryngopharyngeal  Reflux Treatment Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) generally called silent reflux is like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is one of the causes of common acid reflux. In any case, GERD can cause really severe complications which require very advanced medical procedures to treat. There are certain specific dissimilarities and also similitudes between LRP and GERD. GERD pushes acids in the stomach to back up the esophagus triggering the burning sensation that is usually called indigestion. LPR hardly has the burning symptom, which makes it hard to diagnose. This is the reason for its typical name, silent reflux. Both Infants And Adults Are Prone to LPR It is a medical fact that the sphincters stop the stomach acid from backing up into the back of the throat or the voice box. In the event that the sphincters can't hold off the stomach acid it asides from causing heartburn also causes inflammation in areas which are unprotected against gast...