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posted by cmn32480 on Friday January 06 2017, @04:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the maybe-it-is-a-dinopeptic-germ dept.

In a population-based study from Scotland, use of commonly-prescribed acid suppression medications such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was linked with an increased risk of intestinal infections with C. difficile and Campylobacter bacteria, which can cause considerable illness.

Compared with individuals in the community who did not take acid suppression medications, those who did had 1.7-times and 3.7-times increased risks of C. difficile and Campylobacter, respectively. Among hospitalized patients, those using the medications had 1.4-times and 4.5-times increased risks, respectively.

Although acid suppression therapy is often considered relatively free from side effects, the findings suggest that there are significant adverse gastrointestinal consequences of their use. "Users of these medications should be particularly vigilant about food hygiene as the removal of stomach acid makes them more easily infected with agents such as Campylobacter, which is commonly found on poultry," said Prof. Thomas MacDonald, senior author of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study.

DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13205

Maybe they should cut back on haggis and chips instead.


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 06 2017, @06:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 06 2017, @06:08PM (#450322)

    '..Maybe they should cut back on haggis and chips instead.'

    Ach, whaun will ye foreign tumshies get it in tae yir thick heids, we onlie scoff the graun chieftain o' the puddin race when the scunners ur in season, which is wance a year, as thir cunnin' wee buggers, haird tae catch at the best o' times onyways and difficult tae skin (far too muckle leigs, ye ken..) the rest o the year, 'tis yon Medditurraneun diet fur us....chips wi yon balsamic venegyr..

    Newsflash folks, the average Scot nowadays is more familiar with the taste of Indian and Chinese (for given values of 'Indian' and 'Chinese') food than haggis...chips though, that's a given (personally, I favour West Indian hot pepper sauce over mine) but dinnae mind me tho, ah'm just an auld stooruck, an' thats me awa' off noo fur me wee deoch an doris...jings, crivvens, help ma boab....

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