Nutrition Pneumonia
Posted in Health and Nutrition on 03/21/2008 04:35 pm by Steven Nerenberg
I have acid reflux and its causing swallowing problems and esophageal spasm was told to take nexium but….?
It goes against everything I believe in these proton pump inhibitors drugs are very bad for you they cause calcium or bone loss vitamin b-12 deficiency protein malabsorbtion and risk of food borne illness plus bacterial pneumonia. I need them to let my esophagus heal so i can swallow easier but feel the risks are huge what to do im 28 male young but need nutrition like everyone else. Another question is this it takes 5 hours for you stomach to digest 50% of its contents at 100% stomach acid drugs like nexium shut down acid as much as 95% this means the food i eat will just sit for like 24 plus hours slowly digesting if at all?
http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/nexium many other articles similar
Whoa there… too many numbers, not enough punctuation. You’re somewhat confused, I think you have way too much information at your disposal, but no good way to synthesize it.
Proton pump inhibitors are not bad for you. If they were bad for you, we wouldn’t prescribe them. They help you and your stomach deal with food. Look at it this way: if you can’t swallow, you’re not getting any nutrition anyway. So step 1: ppi will help you swallow. Bone loss, calcium loss and B12 deficiency should not be caused by ppis (you’re not taking THAT much) and anyway you need supplements regardless of your diet. You should be taking Vitamin D and calcium daily anyway.
The reason GERD (gastric esophageal reflux disease) is so bad is because it can lead to acid erosion of your esophagus and, eventually, to cancer (squamous carcinoma). This cancer is very bad and few people survive. If they do, it is after major surgery, possibly requiring the removal of your stomach – and now you definitely will have severe deficiencies of everything, and serious side effects.
If you can prevent this from happening – and you are at higher risk because of your GERD – then you really should. Listen carefully to your doctor about the side effects of ppis, and if you are worried about any deficiencies, take vitamins and supplements. The side effects of ppi definitely outweigh not just the pain of heartburn, but far worse pain in the future.
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