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Preventing Barrett's from turning into adenocarcinoma
by Chris601, Jun 20, 2008 02:24PM
I had an endoscopy October of 2007 and learned that I have Barrett's. Obviously, I don't want this to turn into carcinoma. I am taking Prevacid 30mg in the morning and Ranitidine 300mg at bedtime. Is there a point at which you should get Fundoplication? Will the precedure stop the chances of carcinoma? I also drink alcohol (red wine and some spirits). Can alcohol accelerate Barrett's turning into adenocarcinoma?
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If you can't seem to tamp down the reflux, then your doc will probably recommend surgery, but that procedure has some rather uncomfortable side-effect so you should acquaint yourself with what it entails in advance. If the surgery is successful (some do need to continue to take medication), it should slow or stop the progression. And keep in mind that the progression is considered to be slow.
Wine and alcohol are not considered GERD-friendly. You may want to check out a representative example of a GERD diet at www.gicare.com.