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mrsrlp
posted 09/03/2009, comments (8)

My Bx showed Barretts Disease.

I am happy to find others are sharing the same problems with GERD. I hope to learn a lot from all of you. My name is Susan, I am 66 years old,degenerative disc disease that limits me from exercise. Hope to meet some of you soon.
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Jennifer Rackley

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Nutritionist & Caregiver
posted 07/26/2009, comments (0)

Promising New Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus

Radiofrequency ablation is a medical  treatment in which the targeted cells are treated with a high frequency alternating current.  The current destroys or "ablates" the diseased tissue.  This process had been used in the past for cardiac conditions and tumors of the lung, kidney, breast and bone among other things.  You might... Read moreChevron
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Jan Gambino

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Reflux Mom and Author
posted 06/13/2009, comments (0)

Are PPI's Safe?

Recently, I have seen several TV news stories and newspaper articles about the safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors or PPI’s, a popular medication to treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD. You may be more familiar with the brand names of PPI’s such as Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec or Protonix.     New research was... Read moreChevron
ncbeachgal

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posted 03/23/2009, comments (5)

5 Mo. old only sleep eats--Help!

I am so glad I found this group.  I feel like we are alone in this as our friends and family just don't understand.  Our 5 month old son spent the first 4 months of life in the NICU, and the first 2 1/2 in an induced paralytic state.  Due to this, a bad case of thrush, and his severe reflux, he will not take a bottle while... Read moreChevron
suffering
posted 03/21/2009, comments (0)

Nissan Fundoplication-Laproscopic-Open-Hiatal Hernia-Gerd-Complications

No surgery is safe. Surgery may be sucessful, but that doesn't make it safe.   My husband had this laproscopic surgery in 1999 and continued to have all manner of complications, belching, hiccups, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, pain, cramping, bowel problems, difficulty swallowing and breathing, cronic pain and fatigue, and diminishing... Read moreChevron
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