Barrett's Patient Support

I don't use my phone for my X account. I circumvented this today but it's the end. If you want to continue to follow me, go to BlueSky: @barrettssupport.bsky.social

Free book? DWA lite - excerpts from my opus magnum encyclopaedia, or my foray into sci fi novels. (or 1 of each) (Limit 1 per person whilst stocks last.) Is it solipsistic in here or is it only me? (From my booklet, Pun Fun, free-ebooks.net/humor/PUN-FU…)

These are just 4 different versions of 20mg omeprazole. I realise once out of copyright, manufacturers decide on the look but without standardisation, harmful mistakes could possibly occur from taking the wong medicine?

#refluxawareness More facts: 7. Medicines don’t reduce reflux: They can reduce acid so reflux is less damaging. From surveys of 200 people. (Those on medication may have had worse symptoms originally.) academia.edu/33849157/Preval…

#refluxawareness More facts: 5. If reflux is ruining QoL, these treatments are described here: sites.google.com/view/down-w…

We are told the main cause of reflux is obesity. Barrett's Oesophagus is a possible consequence of frequent reflux. But in a flash survey answered by 135 people with Barrett's, we found half have a normal Body Mass Index:

#refluxawareness Misconceptions about (Gastro-Oesophageal) Reflux - aka acid reflux. 3. Acid suppressant medicines stop reflux. – WRONG, they reduce the acid the reflux carries, making it less damaging or noticeable.

#refluxawareness Misconceptions about (Gastro-Oesophageal) Reflux - aka acid reflux. 2. It is caused by stomach acid. – WRONG but it carries acid into the oesophagus It's due to an incompetent Lower Oesophageal Sphincter.

#refluxawareness Misconceptions about (Gastro-Oesophageal) Reflux. 1. It is caused by food. - WRONG, unless the stomach is so full it overflows.) It's due to an incompetent Lower Oesophageal Sphincter.

The full Down With Acid encyclopaedia is now only available online as it's too big and updated often. But DWA light is printed in English and French. sites.google.com/view/down-w… (Apaga tu ardor is available from @asenbar.)

Down With Acid encyclopaedia is 10 years old. Full version only available online now. Spanish version may be obtained from #Asenbar charity. For printed versions of DWA lite or French translation "Contre le Reflux Acide - l'essentiel," visit sites.google.com/view/down-w…

Can the pH probe affect the sphincters it passes through? Can the Coanda effect help motility? I ask as during my 24hr pH manometry I had no swallowing or motility issues I have other days.

We have stocks of the English version. The French version is printed to order. If you want copies, goto sites.google.com/view/down-w… for details.

"Contre le Reflux Acid - l'essential", the French translatio of Down With Acid - lite, is now available to read or download from our library (as is the English version). sites.google.com/site/barret…

Down With Acid, the "Definitive Work" in layman's terms, is 10 years old today. Professionally reprinted 3 times and translated into Spanish. Now too big to print but DWA lite is the most essential bits in a handy booklet. sites.google.com/view/down-w…

If they said they're now using paracetamol instead so there's no autism risk, would anyone know the difference?

FREE A limited number of the 40 page, Down With Acid lite. We just ask you to pay postage as follows: UK: £3.35 EU: £5.05 Australia & NZ: £8.25 US & rest of the world: £7.20 Details about DWA lite and ordering may be found here: sites.google.com/view/down-w…

For a paper in preparation, we analysed data on a 0-800 scale of efficacy of reflux treatments. (Nos. in brackets = no. of responses.) Untreated 295 (50) Nissen 167 (50) Linx 200 (20) RefluxStop 328 (17) PPIs 371 (100) Nissen is best. PPIs and RS seem ineffective.

Just received a random message from one of the 15,000 members of our FaceBook group. facebook.com/groups/barretts…