Alternative Treatments for Metaplasia?!
Question:
Alternative Treatments for Metaplasia?
I've got to give a presentation on Metaplasia as a group tomorrow. My topic to speak about is Alternative Treatment. I'm pretty lost right now.
Does anyone know anything I could say?
Good links?
Thank you,
Ryan
Answers:
Metaplasia is indeed a pathological condition. It can be a tissues reaction to an insult as a way to protect itself. This is the case in the lower esophagus when a person has chronic acid reflux the tissues go from a squamous cell to more of a cuboidal or columnar. This condition is known as Barretts esophagus and the next phase from metaplasia is dysplasia and that is cancer. The condition is permanent, so the treatment would be to limit or remove the insult. In this case the alternative treatment would be anything natural to limit or eliminate acid reflux. This can be anything from dietary changes, eating times, sleeping positions, to wearing tight pants. This may be a good theme for you to address since it is extremely common.