Barrett's oesophagus. Please help...

My sister is with the disease Barret´s esofagus due to refluxesofagit from a hiatus hernia. The reflux of the acidic contents has damaged the lower end of the oesophagus. Today she is waiting for an hiatus hernia operation. The big problem is the Barrett's oesophagus problem because doctor told her there is no solution to that question, only to make observations every six months in order to avoid a possible cancer as a consequence of the cell's degeneration.

Her life condition is nowadays very bad because she does not accept any food more than baby food. She needs to sleep with a lifted bed. We hope that when surgery repairs the hiatus hernia, the acidity will be lesser and perhaps she will be able to eat more things.

Nevertheless, the Barrett's disease is there and that is the origin of my question.

Could be possible to take to a better stage of those oesophagus's cells in order to minimize future bigger problems (cancer...)?

I include some answers to the typical questionary:

Patient ID: Sex: Female
Age: 42
Nature of work: at home
Habits: nothing in particular

1. Describe your main suffering? acidity and ardour in stomach. Not possible to eat, the throat and oesophagus bother her when she swallows

food, pain in chest (oesophagus's level).

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body? very tired (I think due to eat very little). Ten years ago, a total hysterectomy

because the existence of several (benign I think) tumors with blood.

3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings? Very depressed because the disease and my future.

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words. suffocation, burning of chest, voice nearly

disapeared...

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease? acidity 5 years ago. The main complications 1 year ago.

6. Which time of the day you are worst? AT NIGHT.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same? Example- time, temperature, pressure,

rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc. STRESS and WHATEVER FOOD. Her stomach is today a bomb of acidity....waiting for repairing the

hiatus hernia...


8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body,

like, menses (in females)? no.

9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather? nothing particular.

10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet,

arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc. she is very agreeable although nervous, very good person and familiar.

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm? nothing particular.

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times? nothing particular.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc? nothing particular.

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless nothing particular.
Weeping, talking to one self etc?

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife? very good relationship!.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly? the future, not being able to carry a normal life.


12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions? nothing particular.

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive? no thirsty
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive? less.

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand? today all of them. Several years ago, the hot or spicy food...

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs? She like a lot of but I am not able to eat sweets

becasue the disease get worst.

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type? nothing particular.

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping? Today she needs to sleep in a lifted bed in order to minimize reflux

problems.

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general? no. very tired.

20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others? nothing particular.

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the

medication? anti-acids, and sedatives because stress or nervious stages aggravates the problem.

22. What major diseases are running in your family? nothing particular.

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance. thin legs but from abdomen to head with tendency to obesity (although she eats very little food....)

(For Females)
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.
When she had uterus her menstrual cycles were with a lot of pain several days...She started menstrual cycles very early (I think when she was 10-11 years old).


T H A N K S