I hesitated to put this in, but I thought it to be a good lesson in inaccurate thinking about health. This is a chance to separate the good common sense from a really bad idea that violates nature.

“Anti-reflux drugs safe for long-term use in kids

Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:54PM EDT

By Will Boggs, MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)–drugs such as Prilosec (omeprazole) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) that are used to stop stomach acid from “refluxing” into the esophagus–appears to be safe and effective in children, according to a report in The Journal of Pediatrics.”

 Dr. Altman—For an adult, I can’t think of many more things worse for a person than a anti-reflux drug, especially when it is easy to fix in close to 99 out of 100 people. I can’t even imagine the long-term insult to a child’s body. Anti-reflux drugs violate the primary law of nutrition, digesting your food. No acid = poor digestion.

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