child with Barrett's

  My son was diagnosed with Barrett's when he was 9 yrs. old,  he's 13
  now.  He's been taking Prilosec ( 20mg) for the past 2 years. Prior
  to that he was taking Pepcid.  He's doing good with the medication.  My question is:  Is there a possiblity
  that prolonged usuage of this drug will cause any other problems.
  And also how  common is Barrett's in children and the outcome in the
  future.  He's been told he'll need to take med's for the rest of
  his life.  Any help would be appreciated.
Dear Karen,
Unfortunately, the forum no longer has the availability of a pediatric gastroenterologist. You may want to try and post this
message in the Maternal and Child Forum.