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It's not hard to figure out how this happens: when we use gastric protectors (medicines that are similar to the famous lansoprazoles, omeprazoles, etc.), we don't digest completely. As a result, the intestine receives undigested proteins from foods that should have been modified by the gastric acidity which is inhibited by these products.
Scientific studies have already proven that the use of gastric protectors greatly increases the development of allergies and food intolerances (as defined by Jensen-Jerolim). What's more, the presence of a food allergy facilitates the development of inflammatory allergic respiratory diseases (as demonstrated by Brandt).
Therefore, we can only be puzzled when we consider this “scientific” study on lansoprazole (lansox, Nexium, etc.) published on the Journal of Pediatrics. The scientific elements necessary to understand the possible harm are clear and evident, but what sort of reasoning led to a study such as this? I suppose that someone thought that regurgitation in children resembles Esophageal- Gastric Reflux and that it would be useful to inhibit it with a drug. They didn't consider the physiology of the weaning process and the natural defense mechanisms that living beings have learned to activate throughout their evolution (Orenstein SR et al, J Pediatr. 2009 Apr;154(4):514-520.e4. Epub 2008 Dec 3.).
Maybe a great number of gastroenterologists should start realizing that if a person vomits, he doesn't have a reflux disease (as is imposed on anyone who walks into a gastroenterology studio). This phenomenon just might occur because the body is trying to rid itself of something that is probably irritating it.
Of course, when an infant is concerned, we would be compelled to think that some “major brands” of formula might not be appropriate for the child. It might also mean that we should stop using these medicines on children, given the proof that inhibiting gastric acidity is futile. This is due to the fact that the reflux is greatly due to allergic inflammation (with the presence of eosinophils) in the esophageal mucosa.
All of this makes us wonder which ethic committee allowed this study to be performed. The only plausible objective is that of increasing the sales of IPP's through the identification of a market that boosts the sales of gastric protectors (at children's expense). It's incredible that on April 23rd the FDA approved the use of Nexium (lansoprazole) on infants.
We can hardly be serene when medicine is no longer able to distinguish between defect (treatable with medicine, if necessary), defense (whose motivations must be understood, as in the identification of an allergy or intolerance) and physiology (as in the case of infants who need to enter the world in a progressive manner and thus become accustomed to the uses, rhythms and foods of his particular society).
The next step, in keeping with the abolishment of vegetable soup, will be that of going to sleep only with the help of a drug and waking up with the aid of a stimulant , even in the case of persons who just need to catch up on sleep after a late night out…
Let's not take part in this disaster. If you have a burning sensation in your stomach, there's a reason. It's useless to eliminate a symptom, because that would only mean ignoring an important signal from your body only to find yourself with a worse problem later on.
Respect for one's physiology and natural means of healing are the guidelines for a healthy body that isn't just enslaved to drugs
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