The invention provides methods of treating and preventing
asthma,
laryngitis, symptomatic gastroesophageal
reflux disease,
pregnancy-induced gastroesophageal
reflux disease, noncardiac chest pains, coughing,
apnea, dyspepsia,
inflammatory bowel disease,
irritable bowel syndrome,
gastritis, stress ulcers, bleeding peptic ulcers, acute
gastrointestinal bleeding, infectious
enteritis, collagenous
colitis, lymphocytic
colitis,
chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised patients, esophageal ulcers in immunocompromised patients, idiopathic
gastric acid hypersecretion,
gastroparesis, gastrointestinal
motility disorders, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome,
short bowel syndrome, emesis, regurgitation, early satiety, chronic
sore throat,
abdominal pain, abdominal
bloating,
nausea, sour
stomach,
diarrhea,
constipation, bacterial infections,
refractory ulcers, gastrointestinal disorders induced by NSAIDs, Barrett's
esophagus, gastrointestinal disorders caused by steroids, gastrointestinal disorders induced by
cholinergic compounds, and fungal or viral-induced ulcers in the
gastrointestinal tract by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one
proton pump to a patient in need thereof. The invention also provides
on demand relief of symptoms associated with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (
GERD), and provides relief from symptoms caused by the consumption of excessive amounts of food and / or
alcohol by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one
proton pump inhibitor to a patient in need thereof. The invention also provides methods for treating parasitic infections, such as
malaria, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one
proton pump inhibitor to a patient in need thereof.