Acid Reflux & GERD
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Symptoms of Acid Reflux in Infants??
Asked by K.H. from Philadelphia
on May 4, 2008
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I have a 4 month old son that is now horribly fussy when we try to give him a bottle of expressed breastmilk. He might drink 1 - 3 oz alright, but then starts screami...
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- Hi K.... I am curious..what did you end up doing???? I feel for you. My daughter has acid reflux, and before we knew what was wrong we were going nuts try...
- Was it your pediatrician that prescribed the Prevacid? You may want to see a GI specialist because there are so many GI issues and allergies these days...my son sees ...
- may be he does like not the bottle. may be he has gas? have you tried mylicon? The type of bottle you use is also a factor. the advent bottles are great and are good f...
Gas And/or Acid Reflux
Asked by L.A. from Minneapolis
on April 29, 2009
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My little guy is now 3.5 weeks old. Since we brought him home, we noticed that he tends to strain when he poops or needs to pass gas, which I know is considered norma...
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- My daughter was suffering from "colic" gas, acid reflux, most likely allergic to milk protein. I'm not sure if your son is formula, or breastfed but after my daughter ...
- Its totally normal for babies to grunt, strain, cry, turn red, and roll around while pooping. Newborns are using those muscles for the first time, and it takes a while...
- I was told that the whole "food track" is related in ones body. When my son was first born he would throw up everything whenever he ate, he would have bad gas and he ...
Acid Reflux in an Older Child
Asked by R.B. from Louisville
on March 25, 2008
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My 9 year old daughter has episodes of stomachaches and then she spits up several times in a short amount of time sometimes even small chunks of food and then it is ov...
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- I am just impressed that you had a doctor listen to you enough to do something about the acid reflux. My 6 year old has been getting heartburn about 3 times a week or...
- My son is the same way an dhe is 9, If he eats alot of grease or driks alot of caffine or even chocolate it causes him to do the same thing. So maybe it is something ...
- I cut out wheat and gluten products and I no longer have acid reflux. It could also be diverticulitus. Things with seeds should not be eaten. I hope this helps.
Acid Reflux & Breathing Issues
Asked by T.M. from New York
on October 4, 2012
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Hello everyone,
My daughter is 8 yrs. old. She's been complaining of occasionally having a hard time breathing . . . sometimes it's when she's very active . . . oth...
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- I had it. I now take a probiotic and a prebiotic everyday. I also try to sleep propped up on pillows a bit (not flat) and I cured it 99%. The natural cure worked for m...
- Please look back at my recent questions. I just went through this myself (not my child). I had a cough so bad I couldn't talk or walk long distances. I spent a lot ...
- I'd be very careful with medications like that over time - as others have said, there are serious side effects. Chiropractic can help some people - just check out the...
Baby Has Been Diagnosed with Acid Reflux
Asked by E.M. from Columbus
on October 13, 2005
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my 2 month old has recently been diagnosed with acid reflux; after doctor tried zantac, we put him on prevacid...he is constantly congested, sometimes so much that he ...
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- My son, now two, had a similar condition and always fussed. He tried 3 different meds and finally the Prilosec seemed to help best. Many docs will admit nothing really...
- E., WOW! When I had my first son, (11 now) he was diagnosed with severe acid reflux and he had surgery at 2 weeks of age. He is doing okay now, but he still cant vom...
- I would get a second and/or third opinion. This will ease your mind some and hopefully they can possible change medication to help him nurse easier. He may become frus...
Reflux and Gas
Asked by G.A. from Pittsburgh
on February 25, 2009
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Any ideas for formula recommendations/experiences for a 6 week old with gas and reflux?
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- My son (now 2) had a lot of gas and spit up quite a bit after each feeding (he was breastfed). If (s)he's just spitting up and isn't bothered by it (doesn't cry or ref...
- I have been there the best thing i got for my son was the Similac Sensitive and Infants Mylicon gas drops. Them together helped alot.
- Hi There! My 2nd son is 7 mos. old today. Since 2 weeks old he has had tremendous problems w/gas seemingly from his formula. We have since tried 6 different types...
Acid Reflux in an Infant
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on August 1, 2009
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Hi Moms!
My 10 wk old has acid reflux. We changed bottles, formula, and have a prescription.
What are some of the tricks that worked for you? We're exhausted! I do...
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- For my daughter 2 things that helped were "colic" holds. One was putting her on her tummy across my knees and bouncing my heels on the floor until she fell asleep, the...
- my son had major issues with reflux. not sure if anyone told you but it takes up to three weeks to see if the medicine will work! Our one was very sick for about two...
- I totally empathize with you. My daughter really screamed after nursing. Finally, I kept a chart, because I noted a pattern. It took me FOUR pediatritians to solve ...
Severe Acid Reflux
Asked by K.M. from Billings
on June 16, 2009
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Hello all, I was wondering if any of you have delt with acid reflux with any of your children. My sister had her son two months premature he has been suffering from th...
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- I'm kind of surprised to see that nobody has mentioned food allergies. My DS2 had reflux symptoms (not severe, but enough to make me think colic & talk to his doc abou...
- Zantac didn't work at all for my son, Prevacid was a big help but not a cure. He grew out of it at about 7 months old. I'm afraid your sister is just going to have t...
- Dear K., I have a friend that her premie had bad reflux and the doctors had her add this stuff called...Thick in it.. and it helped tremendously.
Acid Reflux Baby
Asked by T.A. from Kansas City
on January 9, 2007
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My daughter is now 2 months and we were told she had acid reflux when she was 3 weeks old. She is currently on prevacid and I'm trying to get her to eat 4 ounces and 2...
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- Hi T.. When my boys were babies they were diagnosed with acid reflux. They always like to eat and they gained weight well. They were on some kind of thickener tha...
- My son had problems when he was about that age. Our Dr. told us to feed him half as much twice as offten. (insted of 6oz every 3 hours, 3oz every hour and half) We als...
- I had a baby who had Acid Reflux as well. Although she never had eating problems, we had the baby at a sitter during all of this as well. It was very hard. It does tak...
Seeking Acid Reflux Moms
Asked by M.H. from Huntsville
on October 22, 2007
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My son has acid reflux, hes 4 months old. I would like to speak to other moms who have went through the same thing im going through. Acid Reflux is newly diagnosed and...
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- My son had acid reflux. He is 13 months now and I am going to start to wean him off the medicine and just see what happens... He took Zantac at first. THen I was ou...
- M., I too went through what you are going through with my son. He had terrible acid reflux. I breast fed him for a while and that was when the reflux was worst. We...
- Hi M., I know exactly what you are going through. I have twins and one of them was diagnosed with reflux early on, before yours. He would push back, spit up every ...
