Barrett's esophagus to Esophageal cancer

Has anyone been cured of Be? and for how long?

Eating, Diet, & Nutrition for Barrett's Esophagus

How can your diet help prevent Barrett’s esophagus?

Researchers have not found that diet and nutrition play an important role in causing or preventing Barrett’s esophagus.​

If you have gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you can prevent or relieve your symptoms by changing your diet. Dietary changes that can help reduce your symptoms include

decreasing fatty foods
eating small, frequent meals instead of three large meals
Avoid eating or drinking the fol​lowing items that may make GER or GERD worse:

​chocolate
coffee
peppermint
greasy or spicy foods​
tomatoes and tomato products
alcoholic drinks
March 2017

I was diagnosed with Barret's Esophagus about two years ago but a subsequent endoscopy showed that the condition improved, thank God. I take Omeprazole every day. Anyone know if taking 20 mg of Omeprazole (Prilosec) can be harmful when taken daily for years? I remember I had good results with Nexium. Anyone opinions on Omeprazole vs. Nexium for Barrett's / GERD and any harm taking it daily for years? Thanks!

I would love to hear the same answer. Which is the safest PPI to take if you know you must be on one forever? The side effects and recent warnings are concerning.

I have taken omperazole  20 mg once a day for ten years from 2008 to 2018. Then when I went to low dysplasia, I was upped to 40 mg twice a day. I was concerned but was told that because I had BE, I must take it. So, what can I do. So far, I don’t seem to have further issues from the medicine. I now have  switched to protonix 40 mg twice a day. I can’t tell a difference in the medicine. It seems to work. 

Long term use of PPIs will cause a vit B12 deficiency either as low serum values or low binding capacity. The body's B12 stores can be depleted after appx 2-3 yrs. These meds raise the pH of the stomach by preventing acid production which is why heartburn usually subsides and the gut takes over digestion. All proton pump inhibitors do this. You will need to take high dose B12 supplements.
In a normal low pH environment the parietal cell in the stomach produce intrinsic factor which binds to protein bound B12 allowing it to be absorbed in the gut.
B12 is important for many things in the body especially neurological function. It's best if possible to stop the root cause of reflux.

Have you had radio frequency ablations to get rid of the Barrett's? Normal tissue will grow back. Have you had the root cause of your reflux fixed?

RE: coffee

I gave up spicy foods, wine, daily dose of dark chocolate, but NOT the coffee.
I have ordered and drink 2-3 cups a day of low acid coffee. I have no idea if that is really better, but the reflux went away. Still, I have had three endoscopies and have been diagnosed with GERD< GASTRITIS, and no dysplasia Barretts. I have tried to get an appointment with Mayo in Jacksonville twice and been told "we are not accepting new patients in the gastro... dept. for a year." No wait list... no cancellation list. No more contributions!

I was diagnosed with Barretts in 2018. I have been experiencing nausea for the last 2 months. I normally take 40mg of omeprazole at 6:30AM and then go back to bed for about 2 hours. For approximately the last 2 months I have been waking up with nausea, but AFTER I took my omeprazole it disappeared. Now, the nausea is there all day long. I have asthma, but I noticed since I have developed the nausea, I also have wheezing during the night. I saw the gastro doctor and am scheduled for an endoscopy on October 6th, soonest they could get me in. I was told there is a possibility of esophageal cancer. Has anyone else observed these symptoms prior to cancer diagnosis?

I too was diagnosed in 2018 with BE. I take 40mg pantaprazole 1/2 hr before supper. I have no nausea or gerd. I follow a strict low acid diet and no eating 3 hours before bed. Headboard is raised up 6”. I only drink water, green tea, unsweetened almond milk and health wise low acid coffee. On my last endoscopy my Barrett’s was not seen but the Dr. told me I had some abnormal cells at the stomach junction. He called me on Black Friday to tell me to go to a oncologist for possible stomach cancer.
This scared the crap out of me. I went and didn’t have cancer. These Doctors shouldn’t scare people like this. Its always possible to have cancer. A good book to read is the acid watcher diet. Good luck and watch your diet and I hope you’re fine.