Originally published January 24 2006
Montreal study provides evidence that heartburn drugs expose patients to bacterial diarrhea
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. Sandra Dial and colleagues at McGill University in Montreal have conducted research that suggests certain heartburn drugs can expose people to a dangerous form of diarrhea that stems from a bacterial infection.
- Holiday revelers beware: seasonal indulgences like eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers say.
- People on popular prescription heartburn drugs - Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium - seem more prone to getting a potentially dangerous diarrhoea caused by the bug 'Clostridium difficile', new research shows.
- 'C-diff', as it is known, can cause severe diarrhea and crampy intestinal inflammation called colitis.
- Dr. Sandra Dial and colleagues at McGill University in Montreal examined data on more than 18,000 patients in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2004.
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