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PeopleBeatingCancer has been researching and writing about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) and esophageal cancer (EC) for years.
While there are non-conventional therapies such as curcumin and dietary/lifestyle changes that can alleviate GERD and BE symptoms the vast majority of GERD/BE patients choose proton-pump inhibitors (PPI’s) such as Nexium, Dexilant, Prilosec, Protonix, AcipHex, Vimovo, and others to control their symptoms.
As the article linked and excerpted below states, PPI’s can cause magnesium deficiency.
While I don’t take a PPI I do need to supplement with magnesium. The Magnesium Supplement that I take is magnesium L-theonate. The consumer lab.com evaluation of Magnesium Supplement that cites the benefits below requires membership log in–
evaluated and approved by consumer lab.com for purity, absorbability-
plays an important role in brain cell functioning (minimizes my chemobrain…)
supports proper nervous system functioning
may prevent hearing loss from excessive noise
may decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
may reduce the risk of stroke (I need this with chronic a-fib…)
may improve physical performance ( I need this with my nerve damage…)
Lastly, magnesium has been shown to improve bone mineral density.
For more information about nutritional supplementation to manage cancer or the side effects of cancer, scroll down the page, post a question or comment and I will reply ASAP.
“Background: Previous meta-analyses have suggested that there might be an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for GERD and the development of hypomagnesemia, although the conclusions were no definitive.
Methods: To provide an update on this topic, we performed a meta-analysis of all observational studies that examined the association between the use of PPIs and the development of hypomagnesemia. A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (January 1970 to June 2018) to identify observational studies that examined the association between the use of PPIs and the incidence and prevalence of hypomagnesemia.
Study eligibility criteria: In the absence of randomized controlled trials, we focused primarily on observational studies, including cross-sectional, case-control, retrospective, and prospective cohort studies. There was no limitation on sample size or study duration. Random-effect models meta-analyses were used to compute pooled unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for binary variables.
Results: Sixteen observational studies were identified, including 13 cross-sectional studies, 2 case-control studies, and 1 cohort study, with a total of 131,507 patients. The pooled percentage of PPI users was 43.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.0%, 64.0%). Among PPI users, 19.4% (95% CI 13.8%, 26.5%) had hypomagnesemia compared to 13.5% (95% CI 7.9%, 22.2%) among nonusers.
By meta-analysis, PPI use for GERD was significantly associated with hypomagnesemia, with a pooled unadjusted OR of 1.83 (95% CI 1.26, 2.67; P= .002) and a pooled adjusted OR of 1.71 (95% CI 1.33, 2.19; P < .001). In subgroup analyses, high-dose PPI use was associated with higher odds for hypomagnesemia relative to low-dose PPI use (pooled adjusted OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.26, 3.59; P = .005).
Conclusion: Our findings are in support of the results of the previous meta-analyses. Furthermore, we found a dose-response between the PPI use and development of hypomagnesemia.
“Long-term use of prescription proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) for GERD to reduce stomach acid in conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), stomach and small intestine ulcers, and esophageal inflammation can be associated with hypomagnesemia. This association, in turn, causes serious muscle spasms (tetany), arrhythmias, tremors, and seizures, but may instead be asymptomatic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned…
In addition, periodic monitoring of serum magnesium levels in at-risk patients is recommended…
In approximately 25% of cases reported to and reviewed by the FDA, magnesium supplementation alone was insufficient for correcting hypomagnesemia, and PPI therapy had to be discontinued…
The drugs in question include esomeprazole magnesium (Nexium, AstraZeneca), dexlansoprazole (Dexilant, Takeda), omeprazole (Prilosec, Astra-Zeneca; also available OTC), omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate (Zergerid, AstraZeneca; also available OTC), lansoprazole (Prevacid, Novartis; also available OTC), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix, Wyeth/Pfizer; and generics), rabeprazole sodium (AcipHex, Eisai and Ortho-MacNeil), and esomeprazole magnesium/naproxen (Vimovo, AstraZeneca)…
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