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Proton pump inhibitor use is not independently associated with colonic diverticulosis in an asymptomatic screening population.
Andreas Völkerer, Sarah Wernly, Georg Semmler, Maria Flamm, Mathias Ausserwinkler, Gabriele Koch, Nikolaus Götz, Hannah Hofer, Elmar Aigner, Christian Datz, Bernhard Wernly
Published: 202610.1038/s41598-026-37547-2
Abstract
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used medications that alter gut microbiota. Given the high prevalence of colonic diverticulosis and its increasing incidence in younger populations, we investigated whether PPI use is associated with diverticu…
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