Question: I have Barrett’s Esophagus. I’m taking pantoprazole 40mg.I get pain in my chest sometimes.
This week all the time, I felt irritated and so tired, I can’t even sleep to get relaxation, can you tell me is this sign to have a cancer?
What is Barrett’s Esophagus and its causes?
- Barrette’s esophagus occurs due to longstanding acid reflux.
- Acid reflux occurs due to dietary errors and indiscretions.
- Barrette’s esophagus is not a cancer, but it is a premalignant stage.i.e. there is a high probability that it can lead to cancer.
- You must get a biopsy done at the earliest.
- It will ease your mind, and incase of a malignancy, it will help in the early diagnosis and speedy cure.
- In the mean while, dietary care is of the utmost importance.
- At no cost must you neglect your diet.
Things to take care and Avoid
- Pickles
- Spicy and pungent foods
- Soft drinks
- Tinned/ canned/ processed foods
- Refined flour
- Ready -to- eat food packets
- Alcohol
- Cigarette
- Tobacco
- Avoid foods which are too hot or too cold.
- Do not lie down for at least an hour after meals.
- Never drink water along with the meals.
Precautions to treating Barrett’s Esophagus
- Eat foods that are soft and easy to digest. Porridge, rice gruels, soups, juices, etc.
- Increase your intake of anti-oxidants. Anti- oxidants protect you against cancer. Foods reach in anti-oxidants are – lime, strawberries, beet, nuts, cherries, plums, goose berries.
- When sleeping or lying down, keep your head and chest at a level higher than the stomach. Keep pillows under the back.
What symptoms are you having?
- Burning throat?
- Difficulty in swallowing?
- Cough?
- Regurgitation of sour- acid fluid in the mouth?
- Weight loss?
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Your complain look to be a simple case of hyperacidity, or esophageal reflux.
If you avoid eating irritating food, or food producing hyperacidity you can get good relief.
Avoid eating spicy food, aerated drinks; avoid lying down immediately after dinner, as acid reflux can take place resulting in heart burn.
Bland food compiling of vegetables, juices, salads, and other nutrients will help in relieving your problem.
If you are consuming alcohol, or smoking cigarette, quit it.
Do meditation, yoga; it will help in resolving stress, and strain.
Life style change is necessary.