I was recently diagnosed with Barrett's and am trying to change my diet accordingly. I've read "The Acid Watcher Diet" and still have questions. Can you eat low fat or olive oil mayonnaise? cooked onions or garlic? Is there a way to access even more complete dietary information? My diagnose was 3 months ago; so I'm not sure whether to stay on the healing phase or the maintenance phase. I'm doing some traveling in the next few months; so sticking to the diet is going to be more difficult. I also have a hiatal hernia and diverticulosis. I had thyroid cancer 11 years ago; so I'm on synthroid for that. My endoscopy/colonoscopy also revealed a precancerous polyp. I had it 3 months ago. How long should I wait before having either procedure again? One GI doctor suggested one year; another said it's usually 3 years. Is 6-9 months too soon for another endoscopy?
All suggestions are welcome, since I'm new to this, having denied any GI problems until now, since I was asymptomatic except for hoarseness in my voice. Now I have a little mucus buildup, which could be corrected merely by throat clearing, which I know I'm not supposed to do; so I try swallowing instead.