Blood Pressure Drug is Linked to Chronic Diarrhea

More than 73 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure. And one of the most popular blood pressure drugs on the market these days is Benicar.

However, a recent report from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has suggested a link between Benicar and a condition known as “sprue-like enteropathy.”

The condition can result in chronic diarrhea, colitis, weight loss and severe gastrointestinal issues.  Sprue-like enteropathy can appear very similar to celiac disease. In fact, some patients using Benicar have even been diagnosed with celiac disease, when in fact it was apparently their use of the drug that was causing their symptoms. As a result, many of them continued to use Benicar, and now may have suffered long-term intestinal damage.

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warnings about the link between Benicar and celiac-like symptoms. A number of lawsuits have now been filed across the country claiming that Benicar’s manufacturers designed a defective product and ignored the risks that the drug posed to its users.

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