Common blood pressure drug linked with symptoms of celiac disease | Fox News

The common blood pressure drug Olmesartan has been found to be linked with symptoms associated with celiac disease – such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and electrolyte abnormalities, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.

Published in the medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the findings came about after the clinic treated 22 patients from 2008 to 2011 who had severe gastrointestinal problems normally seen in celiac disease.  The symptoms were so strong that one patient lost 125 pounds and 14 of the 22 had to be hospitalized.

According to Mayo Clinic, the patients were given blood tests, but none of them tested [...]

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