I have been diagnosed with Barrett's esophageus

I was diagnosed on 2018 with BE. I too was scared at first. Change your diet to low acid, don't eat 4hrs before bedtime. Raise your head board 6". Avoid fried fatty foods, Italian, Mexican, booze and no soda or carbonated drink. Don't smoke cigs or weed. Drink unsweetened almond milk which is alkaline. Decaf green tea is good along with low acid coffee like healthwise. Avoid lemons, limes, tomatoes and avoid vinegar products. Exercise and lose weight if needed. Drink water. I get scoped again in October to check mine. A good book to read is " The Acid Watcher diet".

Do you take any medications? Thank you for the information, I have followed alot of those things in my life, one of the other reasons I am so scared of this. I feel like my family history has a lot more to do with how this progresses than what I do on a personal level. We did buy a base for our bed to raise the mattress - it is hard to get used to I must confess, but we are hanging in there.

Yes, I was put on a PPI Pantaprazole 1/2 hour before supper. I was taken off it this year. I get scoped in October so I hope to stay off of the PPI. It gave me severe leg cramps at night.

Never thought bout the protonix causing leg cramps at night..was blaming the crestor

I agree with rigleman's suggestions but would skip decaf tea, which still has caffeine, and go easy on any kind of coffee, because both of these items still have caffeine. I carry herbal teabags with me because many herbal teas contain other acidic items, like mint or lemon.
Also, avoid chocolate. The Acid Watcher Diet book has all this information.

Having Barrett's does not mean that cancer is in your future. Sure, your family history puts you at greater risk, but you can do a great deal to help keep this condition at bay. There's good advice in what @riflemanz64 and @robertatheriveter have to say.
I've had Barrett's for at least 25 years (diagnosed in 1998), and cancer runs in my dad's side of the family. The first thing I did was to stop drinking, then quit smoking the following year. Both cold-turkey. Alcohol and cigarettes prevent the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) from closing properly, which allows stomach acid to reflux into the esophagus.
Also, follow your doctor's advice re routine EGDs w/biopsy. That's what I try to do. That way, IF things should change, they'll be caught early-which is good!

How often do you guys get scope?

Since being diagnosed with esophageal cancer tumor, I've been having scans about every 3 months and they are expected to continue for maybe 2 years. I've had chemo and radiation and am now clear of the esophageal cancer. But I see suggeon in 2 weeks about removing cancerous growth on my left kidney which showed up on the scans.

Don, did you first have BE before getting cancer? I get scoped every 3yrs.

Every 5 years