Barrett’s esophagus-friendly diet

Thanks for your very prompt reply. It's wonderful that there's now no evidence of BE. Congratulations! That's my goal; so I want to be very careful about my diet. I'm already following most of your suggestions, having read The Acid Watcher Diet. You said no berries unless in a smoothie. I haven't been making smoothies, but I've had berries with almond milk in cereal or steel cut oatmeal. Do you think that's okay? I also mistakenly thought that sourdough bread was okay; so I've been eating that, plus rye and pumpernickel. Are any of those okay? Also, I thought honey mustard was okay, as well as Hellman's light or olive oil mayo. Any suggestions there? I've switched to Celtic salt and Bragg's amino acids instead of soy sauce. I've cut out spicy foods and am only contemplating adding cooked garlic and onions back in, in moderation of course. I haven't had soda, juices or carbonated drinks in years, and I cut out alcohol, chocolate and caffeine as soon as I was diagnosed. The killer is that morning coffee! I can't wait to add it back in the way you have. Know any good vodka drinks? Something like my favorite apple martini? Are pink lady or honeycrisp apples okay? They're not mentioned in the book. Have you discovered a great homemade salad dressing? I'm still trying to figure that one out. Any further advice is welcome. And congrats again.

No vinegar based foods when you have BE! No blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries unless in a smoothie with almond milk to neutralize the acid.No Mayo, mustard, ketchup, lemon or limes. Too acidic. No soda, booze, fruit drinks. Melon is OK to eat. Ripe bananas have less acid in them.
No fried fatty foods. I cut out salt and all peppers. Drink more water. I drink healthwise low acid coffee in the a.m. No Italian or Mexican foods. Cut out fast foods. On my last EGD my BE was nowhere to be seen. I hope it doesn't come back. Good luck on your new diet!

I'm in a similar position. I was diagnosed last March and have been trying to modify my diet ever since, since that seems to be the only proactive thing we can do, along with taking the meds prescribed for us. All suggestions are welcome.

I've been trying to stay on the acid watcher diet as much as possible, which has been difficult while traveling on vacation the last few weeks. What suggestions/guidelines do you have for condiments/dressings/sauces? Mayo? mustard? lemon substitutes for fish?
I switched to almond milk years ago; so that has not been a problem. I have it in my cereal or oatmeal, to which I add blueberries, raspberries and/or strawberries. Is that okay? I hardly ever get heartburn; so, even with a hoarse voice, I continued to eat foods that led to my diagnosis 6 months ago of Barrett's Esophagus. I welcome your advice.

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That would be great. The Acid Watcher Diet is a great place to start, but there are still questions about long term do's and don'ts.

I also was diagnosed with BE but had no symptoms. Wondering if the BE could have been caused by bile reflux rather than acid reflux since I had my gall bladder removed years ago? Did your Dr. say anything about bile being a potential source of the problem?

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I just heard that singer Eddie Money ( two tickets to paradise) has stage 4 esophageal cancer at age 70.
I feel bad for him finding it so late and hope he can fight it!

I tried the turkey burgers and really liked them. I’ll add them to my regular menu. Very easy on the stomach.