Proton Pump Inhibitors.

Patients who complain of reflux (food coming back up) and heartburn are often given a prescription for a proton pump inhibitor (PPI).
Some of the common brands of PPI’s are:

• Nexium
• Prilosec
• Prevacid
• Pepcid
• Protonix
• Aciphex

They work well and are hugely popular with both patients and docotors. The marketing message is they stop stomach acid production and that stomach acid is what causes the burning feeling.
Many patients haqve completely lost their ability to make stomach acid.