Heartburn Medication causes Heartburn Symptoms in Some Well Patients
Heartburn is common problem for my patients and many people living in the United States today: 20 million Americans, to be exact. Heartburn is a painful, burning sensation in the chest caused by a backflow from the stomach, irritating the esophagus. Heartburn can be caused by several triggers including spicy foods, stressful situations, being overweight, smoking, reduced stomach acid, eating too late at night or overeating at any given meal.
These triggers are important to understand because once you have identified the trigger you can eliminate the pain and the condition of heartburn. As a naturopathic doctor this is always my first, best choice. Many more conventional doctors will recommend medications to help reduce symptoms in patients having the problem several times a week. While this seems to be a viable option for treatment, I want to bring the finding of a new study up for consideration.
One medication that is used to treat heartburn, called a proton pump inhibitor, has been shown in a new study published in Gastroenterology, July 2009, to actually cause heartburn symptoms once it stopped being used.
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