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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2026 · 14 MIN

Acid Reflux Pill Hurting You?

from What's the Root Cause? by Dr Vikki Petersen · host Root Cause Medical Clinic

Acid reflux pills like Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix were designed for about 8 weeks of use — yet millions of people stay on them for years.In this video, Dr. Vikki walks through 5 signs your acid reflux medication may be hurting you, why you feel like you can never stop taking it, and what to look at instead.➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ What we cover→ Fatigue and low iron or B12→ Muscle cramps and heart flutters — the magnesium connection→ New food reactions and the gluten link→ Why you can't seem to stop — the rebound trap→ The hidden long-term cost — bones, kidneys, gut━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⚠️ ImportantDo not stop or change any prescribed medication without your doctor — acid reflux medications need to be tapered, not stopped cold. Reflux medications help real people with real conditions; this video is about the cost of staying on them for years, not a reason to quit yours today. If you have trouble swallowing, unexplained weight loss, or chest pain, seek care.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🩺 Work with usWe find and treat the root cause of acid reflux and hiatal hernia symptoms — not just the symptoms. Root Cause Medical Clinic offers telemedicine nationwide.➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/📞 727-335-0400━━━━━━━━━━━━━━👩‍⚕️ About Dr. Vikki Petersen, DC, FMCPDr. Vikki Petersen is a Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner with 40 years of clinical experience in gut health, hiatal hernia syndrome, GERD, and digestive root cause medicine. She is the founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic - offering telemedicine consultations nationwide.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⚕️ This video is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or a qualified health provider. Views reflect Dr. Petersen's clinical experience and current scientific understanding as of publication. Individual results may vary.#acidreflux #ppi #hiatalhernia

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Acid reflux pills like Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix were designed for about 8 weeks of use — yet millions of people stay on them for years. In this video, Dr. Vikki walks through 5 signs your acid reflux medication may be hurting you, why you feel like you can never stop taking it, and what to look at instead. ➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ What we cover → Fatigue and low iron or B12 → Muscle cramps and hear...

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