IS THAT ULCER FROM TOO MUCH STOMACH ACID? Most likely not. It’s actually very, very rare for someone to make too much stomach acid. Consider this. As we get older we make less and less stomach acid (the region of the stomach that makes stomach acid begins to atrophy), so if you’re past maybe 50, […]
DO ULCER DRUGS CONTRIBUTE TO ALLERGIES? I’ve always had major issues with drugs that bring digestion to a screeching halt. Now, if someone has a bleeding ulcer this class of drugs can save a life. Short of that, stopping digestion is horrendously bad for your health. I can tick off at least 10 processes that […]
ANTIBIOTICS LEAD TO ULCERS?? This is not a normal association in allopathic medicine, but if you follow the physiology it makes tremendous sense. The bottom line is that antibiotics decimate our normal, protective flora whether it is in the back of the throat, small intestine, vaginal vault, large intestine or even in the stomach. We […]
WILL GASTRIC REFLUX MEDICINES HARM MY BONES? First off, let me say that long term use of drugs that suppress the production of stomach acid is incredibly devastating to your long term health for a variety of reasons. Shutting down digestion to a screeching halt opens up a Pandora’s box of potential problems that range […]
Patients who have reflux are almost exclusively given ulcer drugs with the rationale to block the development of cancer of the esophagus. The thinking is that is you can block the constant irritation of acid on the lining of the esophagus, which was not designed for high levels of acidity, you can stop the progression […]
