{"id":17319,"date":"2021-02-17T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T11:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opa.org.uk\/sample-page\/treatment-medication\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:35:45","slug":"treatment-medication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?page_id=17319","title":{"rendered":"Treatment: Medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Treatment: Medication<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/treatment_medication.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"307\" style=\"float: right;\" caption=\"false\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>In addition to dietary and lifestyle changes, medication is commonly used to treat heartburn, the most common symptom of reflux disease.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced stomach acid production<\/li>\n<li>Relief from heartburn symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Reduced inflammation of the oesophageal lining&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Limitations\/Risks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>May not provide adequate symptom relief<\/li>\n<li>Does not affect the mechanical cause of reflux disease (LOS)<\/li>\n<li>Does not prevent reflux disease<\/li>\n<li>Side effects include: headache, diarrhoea, and upset stomach<\/li>\n<li>Up to 40% of patients continue to have symptoms while on medication<\/li>\n<li>Possible side effects of long-term use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) including: possible fracture risk, low magnesium levels, and clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment: Medication In addition to dietary and lifestyle changes, medication is commonly used to treat heartburn, the most common symptom of reflux disease. Benefits Reduced stomach acid production Relief from heartburn symptoms Reduced inflammation of the oesophageal lining&nbsp; Limitations\/Risks May not provide adequate symptom relief Does not affect the mechanical cause of reflux disease (LOS) Does not prevent reflux disease Side effects include: headache, diarrhoea, and upset stomach Up to 40% of patients continue to have symptoms while on medication Possible side effects of long-term use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) including: possible fracture risk, low magnesium levels, and clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17319","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Treatment: Medication - The OPA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Treatment: Medication - The OPA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Treatment: Medication In addition to dietary and lifestyle changes, medication is commonly used to treat heartburn, the most common symptom of reflux disease. 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