Report Links Heartburn Medicine With Colitis
From Times Wire Reports
Holiday revelers beware: Seasonal indulgences such as eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn.
People on popular prescription heartburn drugs -- Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium -- seem more prone to getting a potentially dangerous diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile bacteria, the new research shows. The bacteria can cause severe diarrhea and cramping from intestinal inflammation called colitis.
