@robertatheriveter
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) usually has symptoms.. heartburn, indigestion. But it can be silent too. My cause of reflux was a hiatal hernia and as it pulled into my chest pulling my stomach up too and my intestines I had chest pains. .. and pressure, but sometimes there was burning acid.

I have Barrett's also. Diet isn't helping it much. It has disappeared a couple of times over about 30 years, but returns. I had a gastric bypass to fix the stubborn hernia. .. a takedown of a a failed Nissen fundoplication before that to remove mesh and try to repair the hernia.. .. a mess and not enough of the fundus to do another Nissen. Along the way I also developed achalasia … a swallowing problem. Diet for me is that sometimes I can eat something and the next times not… just depends on my swallowing. I eat nothing raw, but ripe bananas. Medications… did it even go down or is it still in my esophagus… sometimes I cannot tell. I have to be careful with medications. Some I can tell I took .. they give a headache or make my head feel a bit weird.

A food journal is still good to have .. also good to add other things going on in the body to the journal and what is going on in one's thoughts. Things going on with the stomach .. or upper abdominal area can be all connected. Pressure in chest, back pain, burping, hiccups … also may effect the lower abdominal region especially the bowels. Aches, pains, non-absorption of vitamins can effect our mood.

ZeeGee