I'm a 37 year old male with gastritis, hiatal hernia, Barrett's esophagus and stomach polyps. I had an endoscopy and the treatment suggested was continue Priolsec. I sthere any other prevenative measures that I can take to stopthe progression of this to cancer someday?
Q: At age 37 with Barrett's Esophagus, besides Prilosec are there any other prevenative measures ?
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8/26/08 2:38pm
Hi Joe,
Our acid reflux guide has a section on Barrett's Esophagus. Click here to read the article. Pages 2-3 have specifics on treatment options and recommend a few other techiniques besides medication.
Our expert Dr. Eisner has also written a post, "Barrett's Esophagus: Endoscopic Surveillance and Treatment Options" which should be helpful to you.
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