PPI

Dodger21 - Add me to the list of people who developed RCC after 15 plus years of uninterupted PPI use.  I was diagnosed with GERD a long time ago and took just about every medication, changed my diet, and still showed no improvement.  I even continued to take them after my renal CA diagnosis.  Only a endoscopy/colonoscopy a few months after my partial nephrectomy revealed I had both celiac and gastritis (not what you expect after years on PPIs). Once my celiac symptoms were addressed through a gluten free diet, I lost weight and my GERD has improved.   The evidence supporting a connection between long-term PPI use and kidney CA is real and growing.  Patients who have been on PPIs or antacids for more than a year and still have symptoms need to check out other reasons.  Be persistent.

dodger21 said:

Thanks

hi Talmidah,

 

thanks heaps for replying. This is all new to me sorry, so could you explain what RCC stands for?

 

i feel a bit bummed that in 2011 I was diagnosed with Barrett's oesophagus with low grade dysplasia, which is pre cancerous cells. I was told the only way to prevent it becoming full blown cancer was to take PPI s for the rest of my life.  Well, 5 years down the track and I'm still on them and now this! 

Preventing cancer in one pre cancerous organ leads to cancer in another! Go figure!

Renal Cell Carcinoma