Zantac (Ranitidine) May Cause Nitrates Found In The Stomach To Become More Carcinogenic

Ranitidine may cause safe levels of nitrates in the stomach to become carcinogenic and make the food we eat more likely to cause cancer

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - Experts questioning whether or not it is possible to get cancer from using Zantac can come to only one conclusion, an unequivocal yes, but with one caveat. It is not the Zantac that causes cancer, but the levels of the carcinogen NDMA that the drug carries. In low levels below 96 NGS per tablet, NDMA in Zantac may be safe. Anything higher presents a cancer risk. The higher the level the greater the risk. NDMA has long been used to induce tumors in laboratory test animals. DrugWatch.com tells us that scientists link high, long-term exposure to NDMA with developing "Liver cancer, kidney cancer, colorectal cancer, stomach or gastric cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and nasal cancer." The problem with isolating Zantac as the source of one's cancer is that Zantac is prescribed to people who are eating the same type of food that also may contain high levels of nitrates, particularly processed meats.

Not only has ranitidine been found to degrade into carcinogenic levels of NDMA when it is stored at higher than usual temperatures, such as in a hot car, but also, the drug could make the foods that we eat more carcinogenic. It is suspected that ranitidine's interaction in the stomach with nitrates found in processed meats and vegetables could cause it to break down into carcinogenic levels of NDMA. Ironically, nitrates are in the same foods that give a person heartburn and acid reflux and caused one to reach for a Zantac in the first place. Ranitidine may also be to blame because it encourages a person to overeat foods that are already carcinogenic. Processed spicy deli meats like pepperoni or salami contain levels of nitrates that may already be carcinogenic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Cured and processed meats are as bad for you as cigarettes, alcohol, and asbestos, the WHO said in the study. Food items like salami, ham, sausages, and bacon were ranked in the highest possible category as being cancer-causing, while red meat was grouped in the next level as being a probable carcinogen."

Thousands of individuals that have filed Zantac cancer lawsuits claim against Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the makers of Zantac for failing to warn them of the drug's cancer risk. Plaintiffs allege that using Zantac caused them to develop a wide variety of cancer like the ones listed above. Studies have found, however, that people are also likely to develop cancer from a lifetime of eating processed meats and foods that contain nitrate preservatives. Nitrates can also found in most leafy vegetables like spinach. Lawsuits are forcing scientists to look more closely at ranitidine as the source of cancer but must consider that the foods a person consumed could also have caused their cancer. Taking Zantac may have caused once safe levels of nitrate consumption to become carcinogenic.

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