Vitamin B2 Acid Reflux
According to Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy, all of the benefits derived from an acid reflux medication may carry one drawback as well: vitamin deficiency. In this article, the Graedons respond to one reader who discovered that her reflux medication was interfering with her body's ability to absorb vitamin B-12. They also offer advice on what types of blood tests can most accurately gauge the body's vitamin levels.
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