Ulcer drug linked to stomach bug - People taking the ulcer drug omeprazole face a 10 fold increased risk of developing gastroenteritis caused by the bug campylobacter, now a more common...

Antacids for indigestion - If you’re about to reach for that bottle of antacids after the Christmas blow-out - think again. New research suggests that the world’s most popular d...

Antacids for indigestion - Curing reflux without drugs - Frequent reflux, heartburn and indigestion could be signs of a more serious, underlying problem such as leaky gut, parasites or fermentation in the gu...

Drug and bug can cause gastritis - Patients who are taking omeprazole (Losec UK; Pri-losec-US) for stomach acid suppression are at great risk of developing atrophic gastritis (stomach...

Hiatus hernia and antacids - Q:An acquaintance of mine has for quite some time been taking Gaviscon for hiatus hernia. Eight years ago, she stopped taking benzodiazepines after 1...

Antacids: - They increase your chances of pneumonia - Many of us have taken an antacid or some other mild over-the-counter remedy for a minor gastric problem - but we increase our chances of catching pneu...

Children on diet of otc drugs - More than half of all three year olds in America are currently taking an over the counter (OTC) drug, even though some can cause serious side effects,...

Reflux syndrome: antioxidants better than antacids - Free radicals from gastric acids may be more important that the acid itself in reflux oesophagitis (inflammation of the oesophagus due to acids backin...