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• Researchers from the University of Radboud, Netherlands, have found that gastric-acid suppressive drugs raise the risk of developing pneumonia.
• In a study of 364,000 patients, the researchers concluded that gastric acid suppressive drugs raise pneumonia risk by 27%.
• About 5% of people experience heartburn in any given year.
• These people are often prescribed gastric-acid suppressive drugs.
• Gastric-acid suppressive drugs are commonly prescribed for gastroesohageal reflux disease (GERD).
• GERD means a backflow of acid from the stomach into the esophagus.
• Most of us experience gastroesophageal reflux at some time or other.
• Symptoms include heartburn, an uncomfortable burning sensation behind the breastbone, usually after a meal.
• This reflux can become frequent or severe enough to cause more significant problems - a disease.
• GERD is a clinical condition that occurs when reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus is severe enough to impact the patient's life and/or damage the esophagus.
• Gastric-acid suppressive drugs are often prescribed for severe indigestion.
• Researchers believe that stomach acids kill off the bacteria that lead to pneumonia.
• As gastric-acid suppressive drugs reduce the amount of acid, they believe this allows the bacteria to spread.
• The researchers said patients on gastric-acid suppressive drugs should not give them up without checking with their doctors first.

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