Скачать или смотреть The truth is, it may not be you, it may actually be the pill! 💊

Ever skip a dose of your acid suppression pill (Ie proton pump inhibitor/PPI) and get horrible heartburn? You are probably thinking it’s a sign your GERD/reflux is that bad 😕.

The truth is, it may not be you, it may actually be the pill! 💊

Rebound Acid Hypersecretion (RAHS) is a well documented phenomenon we see when patients miss a dose or stop their PPis without a taper.

This is a compensatory increase in gastric acid when the PPi is stopped (via increase in pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion). There is also likely now a hypersensitivity to acid since your body got use to a low acid environment. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Now, the issue with this is, patients may stay on PPis longer than they need to because of this phenomenon. (Did you know that omeprazole, a common PPi is the 6th most prescribed drug in the US? 😳 📖 PMID: 29757930)

Now before some of y’all come after me…the truth is that PPIs can be very helpful for a variety of conditions. But, here’s the 🔑: it’s important to have this discussion with your physician because not all people placed on PPis need to be on them forever!

Interested to learn more? Comment “rebound” and I’ll send you a free, full text article about about RAHS).

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