9 Month Old with Very Bad Gas Problems!

Hi R.!
My 9 month old son has acid reflux, so he is on zantac. But when he is extra gassy, I give him Mycolin, and it works wonders!!!
Also, since you are breastfeeding, try not to eat spicy food, drik soda or coffee, or foods that cause gas!
I hope this will help!

Try Milicon drops. I might of spelled it wrong, but it's available at most drug stores, is safe and can help.

In response to your actual question, yes, my daughter has the same problem (7 months) and has since she was born. It doesn't seem uncomfortable for her and it passes through easily, but she is a GASSY child! And when she farts, they're loud and they smell (most of the time we have to check her diaper just to make sure it was only gas). At the same time (as awful as it sounds) I have had gas pretty constantly since she was born as well, and she is breastfed. No amount of changing my diet has improved it, and recently I have started taking Gas-X because a lil bit of it goes through my milk and gets to her and it seems to help a bit. I feel for ya, I know what you're going through!

Hi R.,
My son is 6 months old and for the two months, we have been trying to give him food, mostly applesauce and rice cereal. It doesn't matter if it is rice cereal and formula, just applesauce, applesauce with rice cereal-he is very gassy afterwards. We have tried feeding him food all different times of the day, but still gassy afterwards. So for now we just stick to the formula. We have a drs appt today so I will let you know what the dr says. But you are not alone.
-M.

Well, when my daughter was around that age I thought she always had bad gas as well, but it turned out she was allergic to milk products! I wish they would have let me test her before she turned 2, but I am glad she was she's been on soy milk since then, and no gas, no stomach problems what so ever I mightlook into that, its worth a shot!

I like to read books about herbal remedies and I came across a remedy for colic and/or gas...dill. If you make it into a tea and give it to your child little sips at a time, it's supposed to help.

Have your doctor order a stool culture and parasitology analysis. The best lab for that in my experience is Doctor's Data. They will send you the kit for collection. She probably isn't sleeping well because she is in pain. Don't accept lets wait and see from your doctor. Find out what is going on.

B.

What are YOU eating? If you are still nursing sometime what you eat makes a huge difference. Try a bland diet for a while and see if that changes anything. Through some trial and error I found that I cannot eat baked beans or really spicy foods or my daughter gets really gassy.

Good luck.

R.,

It sounds like her diet could be a big cause of it. Make sure she is drinking water. If you are giving her formula, make sure it's soy based and not milk. At her age milk can be very hard on her system. Also, vegetables such as broccoli are very harsh and can cause excess gas. Make sure that she is on a whole grain diet and not bleached grains as well. To gently clean her system, you can use liquid aloe. You can get this from me at www.herbalmom.com

Water is a big key. Make sure she is getting at least 4oz after eating.

Hope this helps.

L. C
Personal Nutritionist
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since she's breast feeding the only thing i can recommend is gas drops (they worked very well for my daughter).

is it gas or colic. my cousin took her baby to a chiropractor. it seems so drastic but they can actually do minor things that help. my cousin swears by it. her daughter used to scream for 3-4 hours straight.