This is a super interesting article by Dr. Mercola on acid reducing medicines. Many people having IC have been placed on these bc they also experience stomach problems in addition to their IC. I always recommend speaking to the prescribing doctor about removing these kinds of meds from the protocol. I have actually found them to exacerbate ic symptoms dramatically. I agree with Dr. Mercola in that these kinds of medications most important, do not address the underlying issues and worse, can create more problems. And, aside from this article, I have not read anyone else who thinks that heartburn issues can be caused by low acid and not high acid. These kinds of imbalances are so much more complicated, in my opinion than they appear, and it seems Dr. Mercola shares my thoughts on the matter.

Reading this article by Dr. Mercola helps to understand why I make many arguments that I do if you know anything about my work.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/05/natural-wa...