Get Relief From Barrett's Esophagus!

Thank you Dr Cooper for another informative and well done video!

I feel like I can’t swallow food sometimes at all like it won’t go down at all at the bottom, I’ve just been diagnosed with Barrett’s .. but is this stomach muscles not co-operating or is this the Barrett’s condition? 🥹 what would be the next step,
thanks

I Apologize for posting my text in many of your videos. I just want to get some answers.

I'm here looking for answers. I'm 49, have had GERD, COPD for years and recently been diagnosed with BO. Plus i have a hiatal hernia. I wanna know what my Dr should be doing & advising me. Other than that, i wouldn't have a clue.

I was diagnosed with it 7 years ago. It really sucks. I have regular endoscopies, take 40g Omeprazole every day and try to watch what I eat and drink but sometimes the discomfort in my gullet is bad. If I have anything spicy or alcoholic - two of my former pleasures in life - I really pay for it. I don't want surgery so seem to be consigned to these problems for the rest of my life 😔

hi, i have gerd, i have been taking 40 mg of omeprazole, i didn't need to use it for two years, recently I caved in and had four bottles of alcohol and now I'm in so much pain, right now its been a week that I've been back on 40mg omperzole, do you think ill be able to heal this? or if i caused damage?

I have an endoscopy as my heartburn is more frequent and i am so scared. I am almost 65, have Type 2 diabetes and some other issues. I take a PPI twice a day been trying to eat even healtheir. I take a walk almost every day. Worried though it is this Thursday morning.

I just found out that I have Barrett’s. I’m concerned about taking PPI indefinitely. I read there is a lot of risks in doing so. I’m concerned and worried. Any advice?

Thank you for this clear explanation of Barrett's esophagus, I was never told any of these details about my diagnosis.

I have Barrett’s esophagus and autoimmune atrophic gastritis along with iron deficiency anemia. It seems odd to have Barrett’s esophagus with a condition that results in not making as much acid in the stomach due to parietal cell antibodies.

THANK YOU Dr. Cooper! Yes, it was extremely helpful & well presented!!! 😊

Doc you deserve millions subscribers, your information video are on point without stretching it 15 20 min long unnecessarily, i subscribed

One of the better videos I've seen on this topic.

My husband has Esophagus phase 4 and a leak at eating tube,doctor cannot put a stand 、is there any option to save his life

Just don't inquire regarding the damage of PPI(Proton Pump Inheritor;) especially to those who are erroneously diagnosed. Just sayin' though. 😊🤲🤳

Excellent explanation thank you

Dr. I had Barrett’s esophagus for 20 years now I was pretty good for 10 of those now that I’m 70 it’s really coming back. I also have Crohn’s two years ago. They took out nine polyps in my stomach. They said they were pre-cancerous help me.

What a refreshing and non-medical jargon filled video. Thank you Mark.

One thing that helps for me is alcaline water (ph 10). Just sip a little and keep it in the throat once in while. It neutralizes pepsine in the throat.

What about the long term side effects of PPIs? The meds do not seem like a good long term plan to me.

I have just been diagnosed with Barrett's I had 10 biopsies taken is that bad? waiting for results back

Get a Stretta procedure! Look into it!

Can you suggest anything natural to take. My doctor wants me to take Prilosec

I was well over 500 lbs and had gadtric bypass, and im now down to 283 lbs and that should.habe helped mu gerd and it did not. I have been on ppis and other meds for a long time and nothing is helping. Throwing up stomach acid 3 to 4 days at a time. Im hoping something helps soon. I see the surgeon today 1/9/2024

Periodically I get a cough that won’t quit. I can’t even sleep at night. If I lay flat I can feel what’s going on. If I sit up straight it burns awful.

I was diagnosed with Barrette’s. I recently got my endoscopy and my doctor said “no Barrette’s”.

I was “diagnosed” with Barrett’s six years ago, also have irregular z-line. Since then I’ve tested every three years and both tests have come back negative for intestinal metaplasia. Should i test again at 3 or 5 years? Or why even test again if it keeps coming back negative?

But what are the side effects of the PPI, I have osteoporosis after taking PPI for 10 years on and off, and it didn't help, and I read of others side effects of taking PPI's for long time, like anemia, kidney stones etc.

Hello. Is barret reversable?

I'm on 20mg omeprazole for Barrett's with no evidence of dysplasia. I can't say that I'm thrilled being on medication for the rest of my life (only 38, and I'm hoping it will be a long one). All of my friends who are doctors have said that the benefits of omeprazole (i.e., reducing the chance of cancer) outweigh the negatives (kidney damage, which I'm afraid of). Do you have any thoughts on the matter?

Great videos Doc. Would like to ask if there were cases where BE was permanently and fully cured in itself?

I was diagnosed with short segment Barrett’s. Don’t experience acid reflux often. Very seldom. My doctor says I need to take protonix for the rest of my life?

Do some people get better after few years of PPIs and can wean themselves off? Just curious

I’ve been diagnosed with Barrett’s for some 15 years (first endoscopy in my mid-30s) and progressed steadily to the point where I have had my 3rd session of ablation. One of the things identified is more ablation is needed, although the exact rationale wasn’t clear. I am curious on your opinion, as an independent point of view, on options if repeated ablation isn’t effective.

When I squeeze my chest inside outside then I feel pain in my oesophagus !
And I feeling upper back pain right hand back !

Should I go for endoscopy

PPI's also damage kidneys.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 15% of adults in the United States have CKD. A 2016 cohort study linked PPI use with a 20% to 50% higher risk of CKD.

I have low grade dysphasia with no cancer yet..
But my Barrett's is weeping blood, what to do.😢

Thank you very much for your calm , detail and assuring video.
Where are you located at all? Im sure every patient will want to have a doctor like you.❤❤❤

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I started out with swallowing issues last year that progressively got worse until I was diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus and hiatal hernia in August 2024. I do have a history of GERD dating back to my middle school years since 2013.

GI prescribed PPI Omeprazole at the time of diagnosis (August 2024 after EGD). I was reluctant to take it because I was prescribed that medication in the past with a history of constipation and yellow colored stool so I didn't start taking it until as recently as 2 and a half weeks ago

Kind of wish I took it earlier because it seems to be helping but not as much as I'd hoped. What kind of other treatment options do I have to reduce the acid damage?

Suspect I may have to do a follow up EGD along with a colonoscopy because I also have a history of IBS like symptoms dating back to 2022. However I do need to get this acid reflux under control. Mylanta seems to be helping but I don't want to have to combine an antacid with a ppi just to mitigate the effects of acid damage. Any other options?