HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Researchers have uncovered possible new risks for a condition that leads to inflammation of the esophagus.
A Danish cohort study found that use of antibiotics and antacids during pregnancy led to a fifty percent increased risk of the child developing eosinophilic esophagitis, or E.O.E.
The question now is why?
“The idea that has been suggested is that this period of life is a big portion of creating the microbiome in the gut and obviously taking antibiotics, as well as antacids, can have effects on the microbiome that is developing at that time and so therefore this is thought to play a role in developing eosinophilic esophagitis at a later time,” said Gastroenterologist Dr. Ari Lamet
Along with use during pregnancy, Lamet said the study also found that infants with any antibiotic exposure had a 40 percent greater risk of developing E.O.E. compared to children who were not given antibiotics.
MORE AMERICANS OVERDOSING ON WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS
Poison Control centers around the U.S. are seeing an uptick in calls related to accidental overdoses of Semaglutide, which is the injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, like Ozempic and Wegovy.
From January through November, poison centers reported nearly 3,000 calls involving Semaglutide.
That’s a more than 15-fold increase since 2019.
Signs of a Semaglutide overdose include dizziness, shakiness, chills, impatience, weakness, fatigue, seizures, and confusion.
Poison control center officials believe dosing issues with knock-off or compounded versions of the drugs are behind many of the calls.