Are your supplements doing more harm than good?
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With so many recommendations from a number of ‘experts’ to take supplements, herbal remedies and essential nutrients in a daily pill form – I got to thinking, when do all these pills become too many? And, what are they doing to our gastrointestinal (GI) tract? I contacted Dr. Aoi Sedarat, a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, N.J., to ask these questions. Q: Can I get an obstruction in my GI tract from taking too many pills? A: According to Sedarat, this will typically not occur unless a person has a pre-existing condition, such as acid reflux, that causes his or her GI tract to narrow. “If there is acid reflux, it can get aggravated by some vitamins and natural remedies,” Sedarat said. “If that continues to be a problem, it can cause a narrowing in the esophagus. Taking a large bolus of anything, especially pills, it can get obstructed there.
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| 0.0669717 | “If there is acid reflux, it can get aggravated by some vitamins and natural remedies,” Sedarat said. ... |
| 0.148395 | “If there is acid reflux, it can get aggravated by some vitamins and natural remedies,” Sedarat said. “If that continues to be a problem, it can cause a narrowing in the esophagus. Taking a large bolus of anything, especially pills, it can get obstructed there.” |
| 0 | “It does happen, at times,” Sedarat said. ... |
| 0.113116 | “You have to fish [the obstruction] out with an endoscope.” He added that recent pushes by the media and advertisement agencies in favor of supplements could encourage people to take too many of them and make obstructions more likely to happen. Q: How does a pill get absorbed in the GI tract? A: “There are several ways this can happen,” Sedarat said. ... |
| -0.200819 | “ Some of the ingredients, namely minerals, can be harsh on the stomach lining – it causes indigestion and pain,” Sedarat said. ... |
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