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Are there effective herbal supplements that can heal barrett's esophagus caused by gerd?
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No: There is no evidence that herbal supplements can reverse barrett's metaplasia.
Answered 10/23/2014
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No: Data is lacking showing that acid suppressive medications can reverse be. We do hope that it decreases it's progression to cancer, but even that is not clear.
Answered 10/23/2014
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