How PPIs, Antibiotics, Birth Control, and NSAIDs Disrupt Gut and Hormone Health

Long-term use of PPIs, antibiotics, hormonal contraceptives, and NSAIDs can weaken stomach acid production, disrupt microbial balance, deplete key nutrients, and impair hormone metabolism—contributing to fatigue, bloating, PMS, mood shifts, and systemic inflammation.

Digestive Health, Functional medicine, Hormone Health, Inflammation, Hormones, Nutrition, PainMartina SturmNovember 24, 2025Denver Sports and Holistic Medicine PPIs nutrient depletion, antibiotic induced dysbiosis, hormonal birth control side effects, NSAID intestinal permeability, medication induced gut damage, estrobolome dysfunction, drug nutrient interactions, low stomach acid symptoms, post birth control hormone imbalance, microbiome disruption and inflammation