{"id":60551,"date":"2025-07-09T22:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60551"},"modified":"2025-07-09T22:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:42:32","slug":"popular-heartburn-drugs-linked-to-heart-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60551","title":{"rendered":"Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Heart Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heartburn_Drugs.jpg\" alt=\"Heartburn Drugs\" width=\"611\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heartburn_Drugs.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heartburn_Drugs-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_0\">PPI heartburn drugs have been linked to a 16% higher risk of heart attacks and double the risk of dying from cardiovascular events, even in people with no history of heart disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_1\">Contrary to common belief, most reflux is caused by too little stomach acid, not too much, and PPIs worsen this problem by further suppressing acid production<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_2\">Long-term PPI use damages kidneys, weakens bones, impairs nutrient absorption and increases infection risk, as stomach acid is essential for pathogen defense<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_3\">If you\u2019re using PPIs, taper off slowly and switch to famotidine (Pepcid), a safer option that not only avoids heart risks but also helps block excess serotonin that disrupts energy and drives inflammation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_4\">Full recovery of stomach acid production and digestive function after long-term PPI use takes several months up to two years, requiring targeted nutritional support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/07\/09\/popular-heartburn-drugs-linked-to-heart-attacks.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/07\/09\/popular-heartburn-drugs-linked-to-heart-attacks.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPI heartburn drugs have been linked to a 16% higher risk of heart attacks and double the risk of dying from cardiovascular events, even in people with no history of heart disease Contrary to common belief, most reflux is caused by too little stomach acid, not too much, and PPIs worsen this problem by further &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60551\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Heart Attacks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60553,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60551\/revisions\/60553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}