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After being on Prilosec for 2 years, I had an endoscopy and the pictures of the inside of my stomach were odd. Little bumps over the entire inside. I asked th
by e40 9y ago
After being on Prilosec for 2 years, I had an endoscopy and the pictures of the inside of my stomach were odd. Little bumps over the entire inside. I asked the doc and he said "we don't think those are a problem". Right. I got off it immediately.
- Bartweiss 9y agoHe had a point, though: PPIs are known with very high certainty to cause benign polyps from the fundic glands. Even if they do cause cancer, it's not by that means. Whether or not they're a good drug to be taking long-term, I think the doctor's response was sound.