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Barrett's esophagus: What to expect?

Posted by jobycat @jobycat, Oct 23, 2023

I was diagnosed by borland groover a few years ago. The first biopsy was clean, but now I am having a sore throat and pain swallowing sometimes. I dont want to go back to the Doc. The PA just tells me not to eat spicy food. Not helping my homelife

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jobycat | @jobycat | May 16 4:05pm

All good as to date. Dr. Linda Di Teodoro at Boorland Groover has done my upper and lower. The last time was @ Baptist downtown. She has helped me manage all my other symptoms as well. She is a Great Gastroenterologist and has a wonderful bedside manner also. I have been seeing her for some time now. Her and the team she works with are really wonderful

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dcdonly45 | @dcdonly45 | May 16 10:09pm
In reply to @jeahunt12 "I was recently diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus and intestinal metaplasia. My GI sent me a message..." + (show)
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I was recently diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus and intestinal metaplasia. My GI sent me a message in portal letting me know and that he would redo the scope in 3 years. This seems like a long way off. My GI scope a year ago was clean. So this could appear in a single year I am concerned about what 3 years will do. No instructions at all other than continue on medication prescribed a year ago.

I was able to get an appt with a GI close by that appears to have very good reviews regarding this issue.

Any insight on the 3 years would be appreciated.
I can research on the diet but the 3 years is not sitting well with me.

Thank you!

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Hello Jean,
Diane here, 80 yr old female, who was diagnosed in 2016 with BE. In the beginning I went every 2 yrs for my scope, stayed on a PPI but also faithfully took an over the counter Probiotic/Ultra Flora Spectrum, (Metagenics, online). for the upper and lower GI. Do not take at the same time of day as the PPI. I continued to have a scope every 2,yrs and my case did not improve nor did it change much. However In the past year, my BE has worsened with multiple ulcers in upper GI! I now go every 6 mos to 1 yr for the scope and through my own online investigation ( not the doctors suggestion, they just hand out medication after medication!! ) I have found to stay on an “Alkaline” diet, which has tremendously helped! YouTube and Internet have some good alkaline suggestions!
Avoid red meat, citrus and caffeine.. consume green tea, alkaline PH water, or filtered water, green vegetables and berries, there are foods to help improve. But DONOT wait 3 yrs for another endoscopy! Change doctors if you must!
I have my next one in 2 mos., hoping the past 6 mos on alkaline diet, omeprazole 40mgs( losing my hair) will help improve my condition. I DO NOT have Disphysia at this time. Just Trying to heal the ulcers. 2 online sites I have found helpful are Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins to deal with Barrett’s. Wishing you a complete recovery,
Blessings, Diane

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jeahunt12 | @jeahunt12 | May 17 5:01am
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@jeahunt12
Hello Jean,
Diane here, 80 yr old female, who was diagnosed in 2016 with BE. In the beginning I went every 2 yrs for my scope, stayed on a PPI but also faithfully took an over the counter Probiotic/Ultra Flora Spectrum, (Metagenics, online). for the upper and lower GI. Do not take at the same time of day as the PPI. I continued to have a scope every 2,yrs and my case did not improve nor did it change much. However In the past year, my BE has worsened with multiple ulcers in upper GI! I now go every 6 mos to 1 yr for the scope and through my own online investigation ( not the doctors suggestion, they just hand out medication after medication!! ) I have found to stay on an “Alkaline” diet, which has tremendously helped! YouTube and Internet have some good alkaline suggestions!
Avoid red meat, citrus and caffeine.. consume green tea, alkaline PH water, or filtered water, green vegetables and berries, there are foods to help improve. But DONOT wait 3 yrs for another endoscopy! Change doctors if you must!
I have my next one in 2 mos., hoping the past 6 mos on alkaline diet, omeprazole 40mgs( losing my hair) will help improve my condition. I DO NOT have Disphysia at this time. Just Trying to heal the ulcers. 2 online sites I have found helpful are Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins to deal with Barrett’s. Wishing you a complete recovery,
Blessings, Diane

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@dcdonly45 Thank you so much Diane for the response. I have an appt on June 10th with another GI in the area that have very good reviews regarding BE management. I am reading on this blog that we also have a lower GI which the first Dr has not done. I will address this with the second GI in June. Blessings to you as well. I will add you to my prayer list. Jeannie Florida

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