Antacids can cause dementia, and this is very serious.

If you are one of those people who suffer from heartburn, you will definitely need to read this information because Scientific research The Dane discovered a correlation between consumption antacids with the possibility of suffering dementia.

Researchers from the University Hospital of Copenhagen and Aarhus University in Denmark examined the possible link between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), antacid medications commonly used to suppress stomach acid production, and an increased risk of dementia.

In the article “Proton pump inhibitors and dementia: a national population-based study”, published in the journal Alzheimer’s disease and dementiaResearchers found a significant correlation between PPI use, duration of use, and increased risk of dementia.

The study was conducted on a national Danish sample of 1,983,785 people aged 60 to 75 years between 2000 and 2018 and included only people who had not previously been diagnosed with dementia or treated with specific dementia medications.

During the study, 99,384 people developed dementia, and 469,920 people were used as the control group. PPI use has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia, especially in people aged 60 to 69 years at diagnosis. In the 60 to 69 year group, incidence ratios ranged from 1.25 to 1.59 depending on duration of use and 1.36 overall for ever PPI users.

A less negligible risk was observed in the 70 to 79 and 80 to 89 age groups: 1.12 and 1.06 for chronic use, respectively. No significant association was observed between PPI use and dementia in people over 89 years of age at diagnosis.

The enteric nervous system, nerve cells embedded in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, is an important part of the communication between the gut and the brain, the disruption of which can affect the other.