Guest guest Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Within the limits of my understanding, I would share these observations and thoughts about this illness: It is generally a serious chronic irritation of the esophagus and related to/ caused by reflux disease . Due to a mechanical problem with the digestive systems plumbing a leakage of digestive juices migrates up into the esophagus and causes a chemical burn of the vulnerable mucus membrane. This can be and often is a chronic condition. As the burn/irritation worsens, the tissue is at greater risk of a cancer forming. Here are the things that I would do. 1. get a good medical evaluation and listen to the risks and treatment options. 2. change eating times .. do not eat within 1 to 1.5 hours prior to sleep 3. keep head mildly elevated ..even a few inches makes a difference 4. take a small bit of cal/mag supplement prior to sleep 5.have some licorice tea.... dgl licorice if you are prone to hypertension 6 drink some aloe vera that is food grade.. just a teaspoon full or so is fine as it can seriously loosen the bowels... oops! 7use a tea like throat coat to soothe the alimentary canal 8 avoid hot or very spicy foods 9 research mucilage foods and herbs and consider using them during the day 10 sip water prior to sleep and when you awaken during the night 11 always sip / drink water if you have experienced reflux 12 research zinc and it's relationship to healing ulcers 13 research the use of cabbage and plaintain banana for helping to heal ulcers consider the use of other herbs known to help heal injured or burned tissue internally always weigh risks and potential risks against gains and potential gains.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Thanks, these are some good suggestions. The acid reflux can be treated very easily with acupuncture, so I think over time the esophagus should return to normal. I'll pass all these along, though. - Michael traster herbal remedies Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:18 AM {Herbal Remedies} barrets esophagus Within the limits of my understanding, I would share these observations and thoughts about this illness: It is generally a serious chronic irritation of the esophagus and related to/ caused by reflux disease . Due to a mechanical problem with the digestive systems plumbing a leakage of digestive juices migrates up into the esophagus and causes a chemical burn of the vulnerable mucus membrane. This can be and often is a chronic condition. As the burn/irritation worsens, the tissue is at greater risk of a cancer forming. Here are the things that I would do. 1. get a good medical evaluation and listen to the risks and treatment options. 2. change eating times .. do not eat within 1 to 1.5 hours prior to sleep 3. keep head mildly elevated ..even a few inches makes a difference 4. take a small bit of cal/mag supplement prior to sleep 5.have some licorice tea.... dgl licorice if you are prone to hypertension 6 drink some aloe vera that is food grade.. just a teaspoon full or so is fine as it can seriously loosen the bowels... oops! 7use a tea like throat coat to soothe the alimentary canal 8 avoid hot or very spicy foods 9 research mucilage foods and herbs and consider using them during the day 10 sip water prior to sleep and when you awaken during the night 11 always sip / drink water if you have experienced reflux 12 research zinc and it's relationship to healing ulcers 13 research the use of cabbage and plaintain banana for helping to heal ulcers consider the use of other herbs known to help heal injured or burned tissue internally always weigh risks and potential risks against gains and potential gains.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 It was advised, among other things, the below quoted, which I have used successfully as told below: 3. keep head mildly elevated ..even a few inches makes a difference5.have some licorice tea.... dgl licorice if you are prone to hypertension6 drink some aloe vera that is food grade.. just a teaspoon full or so is fine as it can seriously loosen the bowels... oops! My personal experience with this condition is that it did, indeed, arise from such as my hiatial hernia, acid reflux and IBS which did not abate with the best of the gastroenterologists advice, except some years of being on every new type of antacid and/or proton pump inhibitor out there. It caused me to have to have my "throat reamed out" twice, (esophageal dilation), to get rid of the constantly painful scar tissue and other making swallowing almost impossible at its worst. The dilations did help until better help came along. Thank God, I found out about 3 products from nature .. the deglycerized licorice (although in form of tablets rather than tea .. I can keep by the bedside), Desert Lily brand aloe vera juice especially for stomach and digestion, and a mix of 8 probiotics. Those were a God-send literally and got me to my "great remedy" ... KEFIR! During the 7 weeks I've already been "laid up" with ankle/foot surgery, it made hubby/caretaker's job much easier to bring me a glass with large walnut size "kefir grain cultures" in it, full of a mix of half and half kefir curds and milk, with frozen fruit juices stirred in (instant smoothy). If it were more milk, less curds, then it could sit at my bedside and culture all night ready to drink in the morning. Since Kefir is about 7 times more active than yogurt with 50+ beneficial prebiotics and probiotics which work through the entire digestive system, it replaces the probiotic capsule or expensive yogurt since it cultures in the kitchen, (or as below, bedside) at room temp. I have now been able to quit buying anything including the above tabs, aloe and probiotics) although I do keep the tabs available in case I've overindulged in a particularly spicy food late at night. I also keep plenty of aloe available for other uses. I've done a lot with cayenne pepper as an overall cureall too. Hubby/caretaker was able to learn the recipe/formula for another alternative wonderful "cure-all" drink, fairly simple to blend up: Equal amounts kefir curds and V8 juice, dried greens, (mix of parsley/spinach/dill weed/chives), fresh stalk celery, perhaps a carrot, and 1/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper. (One of the first days I instructed him with just an "about a 1/4 spoon of cayenne pepper", forgetting about the instruction as to which size of spoon. WOW! That one needed considerable dilution before my now-hardened, adapted and rejuvenated digestive system could drink it! I still have to sleep with my head up on several pillows but nothing like the extreme incline I formerly had to do. I predict that so long as I can keep having my daily kefir, that I will NOT get Barrett's esophageal cancer which is the next steps from the severe burning/scarring. Hope this helps others .. in case you don't know about traditional kefir grains .. please learn and learn the difference between them and the kefir powders sold commercially even in health food stores as "kefir". The commercial has only about as many probiotics, etc. as yogurts. It does NOT have the capacity to do such as provide environment where e-coli can't exist, salmonella, listeria, etc. Try keeping anything else out on the countertop at room temp for even weeks on end ... or the whey which has many uses for months, (like personal care products). Cheers to all, Joyce Simmerman, J.D. There is ALWAYS a "BETTER WAY"! Together WE can find IT and make IT a "Cradle for Humanity"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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