Acid Reflux drugs decrease Vitamin D and Magnesium

Acid Reflux Medications Are Big Drug Muggers Causing Many Side Effects Huffingtonpost Jan 2013

• PPI ="proton pump inhibitor” shut down the proton pumps in the stomach, examples are Prilosec and Prevacid.

• The H2 antagonists block histamine, examples of these include Zantac and Pepcid.

  • Less absobtion of Folate, Iron, Vitamin B12 , Magnesium, Vitamin A, Calcium and Zinc, Probiotics, and Vitamin D

See also Vitamin D Life

• All items in category Drug interactions with Vitamin D items

• Drug–Vitamin D Interactions, A Systematic Review – Jan 2013

• Off Topic: Taking a PPI for GERD increases chance of death from heart disease by 2X– Aug 2015 updated in 2018