{"id":62902,"date":"2025-12-23T21:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62902"},"modified":"2025-12-23T21:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:07:36","slug":"popular-heartburn-drugs-linked-to-kidney-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62902","title":{"rendered":"Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Kidney Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-62903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kidneys_On_Fire.jpg\" alt=\"Kidneys On Fire\" width=\"813\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kidneys_On_Fire.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kidneys_On_Fire-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_0\">Heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most widely used medications in the world, yet research shows they cause long-term kidney damage, even in people who feel fine and show no symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_1\">Studies reveal that chronic PPI use increases the risk of both sudden and silent kidney injury, leading to chronic kidney disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_2\">Suppressing stomach acid long term triggers serious side effects, including low magnesium, nutrient deficiencies, bone fractures, infections like C. difficile, and even higher risk of heart problems and certain cancers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_3\">Contrary to popular belief, reflux is rarely caused by too much acid; it\u2019s usually the result of too little stomach acid, poor digestion, and weakened mitochondria that slow acid production and food breakdown<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_4\">You can relieve reflux safely and restore digestion naturally by tapering off PPIs, using safer options like Pepcid, supporting mitochondrial energy with sunlight and real food, and eating hydrogen- and chloride-rich foods to rebuild healthy stomach acid levels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/12\/22\/heartburn-drugs-ppi-kidney-damage.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/12\/22\/heartburn-drugs-ppi-kidney-damage.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most widely used medications in the world, yet research shows they cause long-term kidney damage, even in people who feel fine and show no symptoms Studies reveal that chronic PPI use increases the risk of both sudden and silent kidney injury, leading to chronic &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62902\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Kidney Damage&#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-62902","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\/62902","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=62902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62904,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62902\/revisions\/62904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}