Severe Sprue-Like Enteropathy Associated With Olmesartan

Dr. Joseph A. Murray, a Gastroenterologist and Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing online first and in print in the August 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he discloses an association between celiac disease-like symptoms and a common hypertension medication, Olmesartan.

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[DrTrevorMarshall]

These effects of Olmesartan outside of its hypotensive indication have been well documented at conferences and in peer-reviewed papers. Pubmed papers explaining the actions which Mayo has 'uncovered' include "Immunostimulation in the era of the metagenome" PMID: 21278764 There are also many conference presentations archived here on YouTube, just search for "Olmesartan"