I have been saying it for years about how to fix it and what you should not take now the studies are in. Washington University Study Popular heartburn drugs linked to higher death risk https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-popular-heartburn-drugs-linked-higher.html Heartburn drugs tied to increased risk of early death, study .. cnn.com/2017/07/03/health/proton-pump-inhibitors-... PPIs Increase Risk of Death, Researchers Say - DrugWatch https://www.drugwatch.com/2017/07/05/study-long-term-ppi-use-increa...
I follow a lot of medical journals and studies and some contradict what the medical system is saying. Either they ignore science or they don't keep up with what their own science is saying.
I agree with you Martin - don't take the bloomin things, there are alternative medicines out there that 'do' work !
I take prescription Omeprazole 20mg daily, when I first get up. Don't know if this prescription is contributing to my daily shoulder achy/naggy pain, but a side affect is muscle pain. I'm taking a prescription for cholesterol that states one of it's side affects is muscle pain. Thing is, I can skip a day of taking the Omeprazole, but have to take it the next day or I'll be chewing some Tums during the day.