Daniel E. Freedberg, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University, New York City. He is a practicing gastroenterologist at Columbia University Medical Center and lead author of the paper “The Risks and Benefits of Long-term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors: Expert Review and Best Practice Advice From the American Gastroenterological Association.” Columbia.edu
Have you stopped taking Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for your acid reflux because they have…