PPIs are powerful medicines that prevent the acid-secreting cells in your stomach from making stomach acid. Even if a person ...

I see patients very frequently who have been on PPIs for years, sometimes without knowing even why they are taking them.

I am a 71-year-old male in good health. I read your recent column on the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). About eight years ago, I was hospitalized for 10 days due to a severe case of ...