the PPI effect....

so....  here is how the theory goes....  

ppis are destructive....  avoid them at all costs.... 

ppis work by lowering your stomach acid....  which....  at first....  alleviates your acid reflux symptoms....  great....  right.... 

WRONG....  because....  they lower your stomach acid....  they open the door for h pylori to take over....  h pylori loves low stomach acid....  so....  by lowering your stomach acid....  you just allowed h pylori to take over....

and....  then....  once h pylori has a foothold....  IT....  starts to lower your stomach acid....  it creates an enzyme called urease....  which makes your stomach acid less acidic....  which....  allows h pylori to continue to thrive.... 

and....  having low stomach acid....  also allows a whole host of other bad bugs to enter your digestive tract and your body....

you stomach is supposed to be the gatekeeper to the body....  the highly acidic environment....  kills all of the bad bugs that you ingest on the food that you eat....  when you stomach acid levels drop....  when the ph of your stomach rises....  all of these bugs can enter your body....  and....  once inside....  they can wreak all kinds of havoc....