Popular Acid Reflux Drugs Promote Chronic Liver Disease

If you frequently watch daytime television, you are probably convinced, based on the advertising blitz, that most of the population has some type of stomach disorder. Unfortunately, that notion may not be far off reality, as 10% of the general population take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug (e.g., Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid) to block stomach acid secretions and relieve symptoms of frequent heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Interestingly, that percentage c