Let’s pass the antacid, please!

Over eating is the trade mark of many Americans. Nowadays it is near impossible to go anywhere without seeing food trucks or one of Americas famous food chains. The food is ready to be served, convenient and on the go. Hamburger, pizza, taco, coca cola, fresh French fries, fried chicken, fried sea food, donuts are mostly consumed at all times, morning to evening. If Fast food restaurants are making billions of dollars; then the pharmacology industry is always behind; providing, tablets for heartburn relief.

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According to the American academy of family physicians, antacids are the third highest selling in this drug category with an estimated $14 billion in annual sale. The only independent and non- profit research organization in the Unites States, Forsyth institute published that approximatively 100 million Americans have taken or are ‘grabbing’ prescription and over-the-counter antacids for heartburn relief.

Esomeprazole known as Nexium is manufactured by AstraZeneca and is very well advertised on television. Nexium belongs to a group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors. Its role is to decrease the amount of acid produced in the stomach. In 2008, the food and drug administration approves Nexium for use in children as young as 1 year of age, regardless of side effects.

In 2015, many studies have linked antacids to over-growth of undesirable bacteria. Proton pump inhibitors can amplify the growth of clostridium difficile, a detrimental species.

The Mayo clinic recently announced that friendly gut microbiome diversity are very important. A decrease of healthy gut bacteria can lead to medical complications. In the opposite an augmentation of unhealthy bacteria can bring about illnesses such as infections.

The type of spore forming bacteria, Clostridium difficile leads to infection such as inflammation of the large intestine or colitis. C. difficile releases toxins that may cause bloating and diarrhea, with abdominal pain, which may become severe. Latent symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection often mimic some flu like symptoms. Between 2000 and 2007, C. difficile-related deaths increased by 400%.

Knowing that gut bacterias are fundamental for multiple purposes, I wonder how children that have been administrated Nexium are doing! Some common side effects of the drug in kids are higher risk for development of lower respiratory infections and nosocomial sepsis.

Unbalanced meals and over-eating can have severe side effects and will often lead to long-term utilization of antacid tablets.

Hypomagnesaemia or low magnesium: an electrolyte disturbance.

Common symptoms like convulsions, muscle spasms or cramps as well as muscle weakness and numbness can be caused by antacids. More severe symptoms that may occur are: hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, tachycardia, depression and others. Adding alcohol or NSAIDs to the above symptoms may cause further damages or even death.

Osteoporosis is another preeminent illness that may have been caused by antacids abuse because studies show that such pills increase the risk of bone fractures. Very often antacid tablets block the absorption of calcium and significantly decrease the synthesis of important nutrients in the gut. Fractures of the wrist, hip, arm, ribs or even vertebrae tend to occur more often beyond 50 years and older.

A change in diet is obviously the priority in order to avoid the use of antacids. Nowadays there are many alternative treatments available to the general public. Visit an integrative practitioner for further examination prior to self-administration of medications.

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