 [ Symptoms ] i am 33 years old i have been diagnosed with extensive intestinal metaplasia in the stomach am i gonna live can i get a stomach transplant i have so much pain and am wondering if this is treatable please help me doctor i heard that usually after 6 months of endoscopy cancer can be found i did endoscopy in nov 2010 and i am scared [ Disease ] hi and thanks for your medical question on ehealth forum intestinal metaplasia is often reversible by a combination of antacids and treating h pylori infection so first test and see if you have this infection if you have h pylori infection consult the doctor and start treatment take antioxidant supplements and diet rich in them hope this helps take care