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Almost like a cult following, doctors reach into their white coat pockets and write for proton pump inhibitors. Those are the medications like Prilosec, Nexium, Aciphex, and Prevacid prescribed for gastroesophageal reflux or GERD. Often gastroenterologists tell my patients they have to be on these m

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