Barrett’s esophagus should be treated with dietary modifications, regular gastroscopy, and aggressive treatment of GERD.
Barrett’s esophagus is a condition in which the squamous epithelial cells of the lower esophageal mucosa are replaced by columnar epithelial cells, and refluxed gastric contents are a common irritant. Therefore, you should pay attention to eating smaller and more frequent meals, consuming lighter and easier-to-digest foods, and reducing the consumption of greasy and difficult-to-digest foods, such as chocolate.
Barrett’s esophagus increases the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, so it is important to take care of regular gastroscopy to determine whether the lesion is aggravated or has a tendency to become cancerous, so that it can be handled at an early stage once it is detected.
The disease is usually caused by gastroesophageal reflux, and the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus requires active treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. Gastric power drugs, such as mosapride and domperidone, and gastric acid inhibitors, such as lansoprazole and rabeprazole, can be used under doctor’s supervision.
There is no need to be nervous when you have Barrett’s esophagus, you can go to the gastroenterology department, under the guidance of the doctor, for their own conditions, standardized treatment.