ACID REFLUX (HEARTBURN) MEDICATIONS - Formula 106
Acid reflux disease, also known as heartburn, is a painful and unsettling ailment that might be mistaken for a heart attack. It strikes when stomach acid and enzymes flow backward up into the esophagus, that long tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach. While the stomach has a very tough lining that resists the acid’s corrosive effects, the esophagus doesn’t have this kind of protection. So when stomach acid “back splashes,” it burns the esophageal lining, causing pain and inflammation. Acid backsplash often triggers a burning pain behind the breastbone; thus the name “heartburn” and the fear that a heart attack is in progress. The pain can also spread to the neck, throat and face.
Heartburn is caused by a “lazy” lower esophageal sphincter muscle that relaxes when it shouldn’t, and certain things can set it off, including:
- lying down or bending over after meals
- wearing tight clothing around the waist
- eating large, heavy meals, especially near bedtime
- eating fried or fatty foods
- drinking alcohol or coffee
- eating chocolate (which relaxes the esophageal sphincter)
- smoking
- being overweight
- being pregnant
Medications that are used to treat heartburn include cimetidine (Tagamet) and ranitidine (Zantac), which lower the production of stomach acid, and lansoprazole (Prevacid) and omeprazole (Prilosec), which impair the release of acid in the stomach and intestines.
Nutrients Depleted
Tagamet, Zantac, Prilosec and similar medicines can “cool” the burn, but they can also “burn through” your supplies calcium, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc and other key substances.
Symptoms of Nutrient Depletion
Running short of these nutrients can trigger a variety of symptoms, including:
- Calcium – osteoporosis, muscle cramps
- Folic acid – fatigue, weakness, irritability, diarrhea, fetal abnormalities
- Vitamin B12 – weakness, fatigue, sore tongue, depression, anxiety, numbness and tingling sensations
- Vitamin D – muscle weakness, soft bones, muscle cramping and twitching
- Zinc – slow wound healing, loss of ability to smell and taste, loss of appetite
Like other nutrient-deficiency symptoms caused by medicines, these can be difficult to cure because the root cause may be overlooked. Many physicians are simply not attuned to the dangers of drug-induced nutrient deficiency and may try to treat these symptoms by prescribing even more medicines, instead of simply replacing the missing nutrients.
Formula
Medicines for acid reflux disease can cool off heartburn, but at the same time they can rob your body of the nutrients you need to feel energetic and strong, keep your bones strong, your appetite hearty, and your body otherwise healthy. Formula 106 is just what the doctor ordered for people taking heartburn medications, restoring the calcium, folic acid, vitamin D, vitamin B12, zinc and other vital substances that would otherwise be lost.
