It goes without saying that any time a person takes medicine, for any reason, the potential for side effects is always present.
Most doctors, physicians, and researchers agree that any time a person introduces a foreign substance into their body in the form of a drug, then side effects will almost assuredly be the result of their body having to metabolize the new compounds.
For this reason, a risk/reward analysis is always appropriate.
Well, according to a variety of releases by the FDA, proton pump inhibitors also fall into this category.
If you are unfamiliar with Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI), they are any class of drug that limits or tapers the body’s ability to product stomach acid and subsequently painful gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
PPIs have had amazing success in reducing the symptoms associated with GERD, however, as in the case of all drugs, the too have their side effects.