hey everyone I found this website and I thought that some of u might want to check it out if anyone suffers from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. GERD/Heartburn.



http://www.dietsite.com/dt/diets/gastroint...astroreflux.asp

hope it helps a bit.

Renee28

Thanks Renee28
I took your topic and did my own research (I hope you don't mind) at the National Library of Medicine aka PubMed and there is something to pass on as well, that low glutathione content play a major factor in the disease.


Oxidative stress has a role in malignant transformation in Barrett's oesophagus.

Sihvo EI, Salminen JT, Rantanen TK, Ramo OJ, Ahotupa M, Farkkila M, Auvinen MI, Salo JA.

Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...4&dopt=Abstract

AND

Glutathione S-transferase-pi expression is downregulated in patients with Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Brabender J, Lord RV, Wickramasinghe K, Metzger R, Schneider PM, Park JM, Holscher AH, DeMeester TR, Danenberg KD, Danenberg PV.

Department of Biochemistry, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

"Decreased glutathione S-transferase-pi (GSTPI) enzyme activity has been reported in Barrett's esophagus"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...2988&query_hl=4

Randy

hi Randy,

hey no worries. I welcome anyone that can ass on to information that I post here.

I read both of the articles that u attached and wow did they floor me. thats alot of information. and its doesn't suprise me one bit that stress and cancer play a role in it either. I think that this is just one of those medical problems that is not going to go away.

Renee28

Thanks for the info, I am printing it off now and willbe a great help to me.
Daryll