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Natural Remedies to Treat Barrett's Syndrome

Updated: 07/13/2009

"Barrett's esophagus is pre-cancerous condition in which normal cells lining the esophagus are replaced with abnormal cells that, in some people, develop into a type of cancer of the esophagus called adenocarcinoma."

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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, BAKING SODA, VITAMIN B COMPLEX

10/05/2006: Rebecca from Houston, TX writes: "You asked for information on people taking medication and its correlation to GERD. I have taken, for 20 years Excedrin to treat headaches and migraines. There have been other meds taken over the years as well, both RX and OTC. Approximately 5 years ago I was diagnosed with GERD after an "attack" so severe that I had to seek treatment at the ER. It took me until about 2 years ago to figure out that the meds are at least in part contributing to my condition. I am scared now because after a respite from the disease for a few years, GERD is back and in full attack mode. I walk around all day every day with a feeling like I have a peanut butter sandwich STUCK in my throat. I feel stuff backing up in my throat. Faltering voice, sore throat, hoarseness, etc. etc. I am SUPER intrigued about the ACV and hopefully will be trying to purchase some either tomorrow or over the weekend. My insurance company is not allowing Nexium, which my doctor has prescribed; the insurance company will allow Previcid, but even with insurance consideration I fear that I will not be able to afford it. The only concern I have is the repeated comments I see on other web sites stating that individuals should not self treat or attempt to self treat GERD. I am at risk for Barrett's syndrome (or whatever it is called). Does anyone have a comment on the preceding paragraph concerning self treatment, or can anyone offer advice? Thank you and GOD BLESS!"

Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Rebecca: Just take ACV 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. There is a difference between treating oneself and just making changes in eating certain dietary supplements.

Often most diseases are simply an issue that the body is due to pathogens, vitamin and mineral imbalances, or pH imbalances. I make sure whenever I get sick from an unknown causes, I must correct all the imbalances.

Mineral imbalances can be corrected by just taking 1/4 teaspoon of dead sea salts or any good sea sea salt to on liter of water as a normal drinking water. Sea salt is unusual in that it has trace minerals that is not found in our food. So this is why they are so important. Maybe drinking more of this (as they done a century ago) can help with a great many conditions.

Sometimes buffer is the issue. Then take ACV but with sufficient buffers. Often for adult dosages ACV 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to 1/2 glass of warm water, taken twice a day, one in the morning and once in evening on empty stomach should help correc the buffer imbalances.

Pathogens are the cause of lowered immunity and as a result, taking licorice extract, glycine, selenium, garlic, zinc acetate (50 mg/day), magnesium chloride, 250 mg/day and some good electrolyte salts packs they sell in drugs store (sometimes called hydration salts)will correct the potassium and sodium imbalances.

The most important nutritional imbalances I have found associated with GERDS or Barrett's Symptoms is an imbalances or deficiency in vitamin B complex. So taking vitamin B complex, where B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B8 at 100 mg. each, except for B12 at 100 mcg, for example taken 3 times a day is often seem quite helpful. All these are just an attempt to correct nutritional imbalances. Additional Bs can be taken from Brewer's Yeast (B13) and royal jelly (high in B5).

Barrett's Symptoms seem to be more in line with supplement more on selenium, zinc, garlic, magnesium, B5, B8, and silicon (from oatmeals) then most GERDS and have more to do with the rebuilding of cellular structure, electrolytic correction then most GERDS. The other issue is the importance of vitamin C, especially sodium ascorbate, about 250 mg./day. Most simple reflux are usually best handled just taking any kind of buffer solution where you take twice a day. Such as 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water once in morning and evening. It will correct most pH imbalances needed.

If parasites is the cause of the Barrett's symptom, then a simple 10 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide with only 1/8 teaspoon of borax to 1/2 glass of water sipping slowly over about 30 minutes. If relief is not obtained within an hour or so, then parasites (or nanoparasites) is not the issue.

If you are doing the right thing, it won't take weeks, or months, or years to get to notice improvement. It takes only hours. SO just keep an eye to the ball and see what is making it worse, but especially what is making you better. The list that I prepared is where you should start as being a good candidates to get improved health, by dietary supplements of course, not a treatment of medical conditions. Correcting imbalances of course might make you feel better, but I have seen people get cured so often that sometimes imbalance may be at issue here. As an example, of someone being cured of acid reflux, I have to look no further than my own mother, who was cured after 3 days of my own intensive research to cure her. It was serious since she COULD NOT SWALLOW ANY FOOD FOR THREE STRAIGHT DAYS.

Even water she could not drink. By a stroke of luck, I have bought frozen royal jelly before, and being very rich in Vitamin B5, I gave her 1 teaspoon and within minutes I noticed an improvement. She was permanently cured from that one teaspoon and the acid reflux never came back. It was triggered when she ate sea food, so pathogen were the issue but somehow the B5 rich frozen royal jelly did the trick. My home might have B5, but at 100 mg. it was hardly enough.

I also have a friend who had acid reflux, but it was bought about from a medicine allergy. Again, back to the old drawing board, and she was cured within 30 minutes after taking magnesium chloride. For her condition it was a magnesium deficiency triggered by a drug allergy. Sometimes drug allergy will often trigger across the board vitamin B deficiency. This is why brewer's yeast is used, it also have B13, but you can't find that in drug stores! Neither will you get B17, which is found in apricot seeds. So changing your diets is not even treatment, it is changing your habits to get a broad spectrum of nutrition to achieve a balance, holistically anyway. I have another friend of mind, also from acid reflux and she lives in Cholburi, Thailand. I told her about sea salt, sodium thiosulfate (6-12 drops in one glass of water), and some fulvic acid. It was gone in one day. And to think, she spent years finding the cure! I guess she was looking at the wrong place. For her condition it was a simple mineral imbalance.

I can list all the acid reflux I have seen, but whatever the name, you may call it, it is either pathogens, mineral imbalances, vitamins, electrolytes, or the pH. Should correcting imbalances don't work then you should consider what "conventional medicine" calls treatment"

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07/13/2009: John from Ft. Defiance, Va writes: "barrets esophagus and acid reflux

I along with my father suffer from heartburn. I'm 60 and he's passed away. I had terrible pains in my chest for years but thought that was the way it was. Went on a flight, that night had great thirst, drank oj in the am and had a bad esophogal rupture, nearly fatal. Cauterized and ok. Put on nexium, full fealing, then protonix about 8 years ago. Then got rocky mtn. spotted fever. At first not diagnosed even though I'd seen the red bullseye. Thought it was lymes but that was negative. Finally put on antibiotics which made me extremely ill, nausea etc. Still had problems and went through another round. Terrible nausea. This went on for about 1 1/2 years and still current. At some point I became extremely nauseated by protonix and all other similar drugs. I'd rather take a chance on dying from barrets than live like that. Any alternatives to nexium, protonix, prevacid, kapidex? Any info greatly appreciated. My gastro dr. says there's no other way to go. Thanks"

[QUESTION]  05/08/2009: Marla from Coppell, Tx writes: "I need help on what to take for my barretts..... I was wondering if you could help me.. What will help my body with alkalinity.... I am in great health don't need to lose weight ............. This is the only thing wrong with me and I was bulemic when I was younger and wanted to know if this could have created my condition.... I dont have any major symptoms except a little reflux that is nothing to speak of.... They found my Barretts on an upper GI and I am a 46 year old female.

Thanks
Marla"

06/02/2009: Susanne from Seattle, WA replies: "Eva and Marla, I feel for you. I was diagnosed with Barretts almost three years ago. I'd seldom had heartburn until I woke in the middle of the night with that terrible burning sensation all the way thru to my back. Doctor prescribed Omepresol, then doubled the dose, but it didn't help. I stopped taking medications (despise them and their side effects), instead taking digestive enzymes and an HCL with pepsin tablet with first bites of food. Also take a probiotic and avoid fatty foods. THIS WORKS for me! What a RELIEF! I had a second (whatever it's called when a camera is put into the throat/stomach) and the doctor told me to continue doing what I'm doing. If I ever do have indigestion I take a couple tsp. of apple cider vinegar (with the mother in it) in water followed by a tsp. of honey. (Get local honey that hasn't had all the good stuff ruined by heating to too high a temp.) Marla, I can tell you just the thing to bring your body to the proper alkaline/acid balance, but it involves a product name, so email me if you are interested. Good luck to you both!"

04/25/2009: Eva from Kitchener, Ontario writes: "I was recently diagnosed with condition called "Barrett's Esophagus". Specialist prescribed me high dose of Prevacid and she told me that I have to take this for the rest of my life and is only chance to prevent cancer of esophagus in the future. I know this drug is dangerous for many reasons,but I have no idea if there is something else to help me. Thank you very much, Eva"

 

 

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