title: Response to Letter to the Editor Re: Acid suppression medications are associated with suboptimal weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients older than 40 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors