I could go on and on about how adorable they are, but I've always been one for visuals. Here is a sample of our beginning of the year David project (as in David Shannon's. David Goes to School picture book). Enjoy.
PPIâs are drugs which reduce gastric acid production in the stomach. These are commonly prescribed for GERD and for gastric ulcers. According to Medicine-net.com this is how they work: proton pump inhibitors reduce the production of acid by blocking the enzyme in the wall of the stomach that produces acid.
Concomitant symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in patients with Barrett's esophagus. PPI's, irrespective of dose or duration of treatment, provide the the greatest overall symptom relief [4]. As a group, however, patients with Barrett's esophagus have greater exposure to esophageal acid than other patients with GERD and control of symptoms may require higher than usual doses of PPIs [5].