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Barrett’s esophagus

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Nov 27, 2023 | Replies (322)

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@l3440r

I read everything about Barrett’s as I had it for ten years before it went to low dysplasia in June 2016 and then after another six months February 2017 to high dysplasia. Then an EMR shoed a cancer cell in June 2017. Since then I have had five or six ablations and at my last appt in August of 2019 it showed no more Barrett’s. That was wonderful news but I know it can come back. My question if for anyone out there that had had this history of Barrett’s to see what their experience is. Because I do not have symptoms of GERD, I forget to be cautious and take the Prononix pill of 40 gram each day. I have never been a pill taker snd always felt that if you could not see a result from taking medicine, it is best to not do it. But I feel very guilty and don’t want the Barrett’s to come back , but also tend not to take pills when I cannot see the outcome as helping. I am due to go back for an endoscopy in August 2020 and am nervous of what they might find. I understand that there is silent Gerd do sm very confused. Should I be taking the PPI pills twice a day 80 mg when I Am not feeling any discomfort at this time. Of course, my diet had changed. I eat small meals more like grazing during the day instead of eating a whole sandwich. I do drink coffee 1-2 cups every morning and then switch to decaf tea which I brew. I have cut out spicy foods like Mexican snd Italian and just in general watch what I eat. My weakness is chocolate but I limit it to chocolate covered nuts to get my fix. Three or four each evening. I do not have the acid reflux diet cookbook which I have considered but just keeping it simple has worked for me now. I am debating to call and ask for an earlier appt to have some biopsies to see if my diet is working well. I am feeling quilty about not taking the Pills twice a day. Has anyone else on this had a similar concern as mine. If you cleared up the Barrett’s what had been your time frame for keeping it away? I appreciate this forum to discuss and make us all more aware. Linda

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@l3440r Linda, I never really had GERD symptoms, I was just hoarse.
Although my gastroenterologist said after my last endoscopy in the fall that my Barrett's seems to be in remission, he did want me to continue to take omeprazole. I take one 20mg one a day.
I have to be honest here, I am really not following all of the restrictions. I very rarely have citrus but I do have chocolate and 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day. Dark roast coffee is the least acidic because the extra roasting burns off more acid.
My Barrett's was never severe so I have been fortunate. I don't like taking omeprazole daily, but I will continue to do so as long as my gastroenterologist feels I should. I cannot really say what the time frame was for it clearing up. I still had it when I had an endoscopy two years prior, but then as I said, it was in remission in the fall.
JK