GERD and Barrett's esophagus

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say that since I was in my early twenties I have experienced reflux and am now 60.  Well, for most of that time I was on Rolaids and Tums, which seemed to help after the fact.  Then, after a severe reflux issue about 12 years ago I went on Prilosec for a couple of years and that helped.  Then, my internal medicine doctor switched me to Ranitidine (Zantac) and that did not help.  One day after having such severe pain I decided to see a gastro and was worried about Barrett's esophagus.  Well, he convinced me to have an EGD (scope) and I did.  Well, there was Barrett's and gastritis.  I didn't like the gastro and switched to another one whom I like very much.  Well, she is the only doctor I found in San Antonio who will do anything like laser treatment on Barrett's and on my second scope with her she did that.

For the last couple of years I have been on Nexium 40 mg twice a day and it really helps.  On My scope in February of this year the biopsy did not show Barrett's.  I am happy with that.

Just wanted to tell everyone not to be too quick to get off PPIs.  You can have severe damage without even knowing it. 

Georgia.

Hi,

I just finished reading a recent article in a medical
journal about the untold thousands of completely
unnecessary surgeries performed on people in America for
digestive disorders.

It's shocking, but they really don't get it.

I'm talking about doctors who claim they don't know what
causes acid reflux, think drugs and surgery are the only
answers, and are willing to take out an organ that is
likely very healthy just because they think it might be
causing acid reflux symptoms.

Excuse me? Unnecessarily remove an organ from someone's
body basically because you haven't gotten the appropriate
education on what causes acid reflux?

Why not slice off their right arm while you're at it, just
in case that might be the problem.

Shouldn't medical schools around the world be teaching
proven-effective natural methods to their students in
order to create a world of healthy people instead of
padding the bill doing surgeries that only cause other
problems? But hey, they're in business to make money,
right?

The utter lack of common sense is shocking.

Here is a client (Eileen) who refused to become a victim
of drugs and needless surgery:

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Hi Sherry,

about a year ago I started getting chest pain. After
about three months it got so bad I was convinced I was
having heart problems even though I'm not overweight (130
lbs at 5' 8 1/2") and my blood pressure has always been
slightly below normal.

I went to the emergency room and the doctors couldn't
figure out what the problem was as they did every
conceivable heart diagnostic test on me. Everything came
back normal, so they sent me home.

The pain returned and two months later I was back in
emergency. They sent me to a heart specialist - all his
tests - normal. He insisted I get my gall bladder removed
as he was convinced that was the problem. I told him I
would consider it.

I went to a GP and he ordered a scope and said I had
duodenitis caused by acid reflux. He prescribed Prevacid.

When I asked him what causes acid reflux he said nobody
knows. I then asked how long would I be on this drug. He
said "indefinitely."

I went on the net to check out the side effects and
decided not to fill the prescription. Instead I tried
Zantac and Maalox. Both did absolutely nothing to
alleviate my symptoms.

I started researching, discovered your Great Taste No Pain
system and ordered your cookbook and manuals. When I
follow your recommendations, I experience no pain. When I
"cheat" I pay the price, because like you, I'm ultra
sensitive to what I eat.

I've read volumes on nutrition and holistic medicine and
there is ALWAYS an alternative to drugs and surgery. It
simply requires a willingness and active participation on
the patient's part. Drugs are not the answer.

Thanks for providing the common sense answer to a rampant
problem. I get to keep my gall bladder and spend my money
on nutritious food instead of drugs!

Eileen Turner, Alberta, Canada

Don't waste another minute. Go here now and get the real
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now.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

Post Edited (PJT) : 5/5/2009 10:08:20 AM (GMT-6)