Acid Reflux due to GERD: Child
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Acid Reflux
Asked by D.B. from San Francisco
on December 23, 2007
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Any suggetsons on helping my child cope with severe acid reflux????He is on Zantac four times a day and still has issues> Thank you again
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- A wet nurse{nanny who has breast milk), or purchased breast milk, which is extreemely expensive.
- Stay away from fried, spicy, and acidic foods. Eat more vegetables. Eat carbs, but don't overeat on carbs. Bananas act as a lacxative. Try prunes or prune juice. ...
- My daughter had to be on Zantac & another stonger Med. to help keep her stomach muscle tightened. I really had to struggle with my doc to give it to her but she wasn't...
Milk Allergy, Acid Reflux or WHAT???
Asked by J.L. from Charlotte
on January 21, 2009
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I daughter is 6 1/2 weeks old and is having issues with feeding.
Symptoms:
Spitting up - a lot now that on Nutramigen, before it was occasional.
Diarrhea - for a ...
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- Hi J., These sound like a variety of symptons. I was doing a little research for you, but hard to pinpoint. Look at this site. http://www.parents.com/baby/health/...
- J., I would take your child to Dr. Freeman (a GI doctor at UNC) and ask if perhaps your son had EGID (Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease). Tell her that someone...
- Hi J., I am so sorry for your frustration. I have been there myself. My son was breastfed until he was 4 mos old, and honestly, the symptoms were WORSE when breastfed...
Does Anyone Have a Baby with Acid Reflux?
Asked by T.P. from Salinas
on January 4, 2010
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I've been on this site several times searching for answers to my baby's fussiness and gas and recently my baby was diagnosed with acid reflux. It is horrible. My baby ...
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- my daughter who is now 4 years old had acid reflux and I know how hard it can be. We had to prop her up as much as possible for nursing. As upright as you can get. ...
- My daughter had severe reflux and is seeing Dr. Yinka Davies with Sutter in Sacramento. The latest medical treatment is using Prevacid. It can be prescribed as a pow...
- my daughter went through this and we used to give her the gripe water that is over the counter worked well for her
I Think My 5 Year Old Has Acid Reflux
Asked by C.P. from San Francisco
on June 16, 2008
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He had a problem about a year and a half ago but only lasted a few days. In this last week he has started to what he says is "throwing up", but I think he's burping be...
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- My son had acid reflux disease as a new born, but his was associated with his heart defect. Acid reflux should be taken serious. Your esophogus is not made for acid fr...
- My son is going through the same thing and he 5.5. He would lie down at night and then say his throat hurt and then say hen eeddt o vomit. Usually just sitting up so...
- Could be acid reflux. I had it from day one and still do....laying down made it worse. Go to the doctor. There's stuff they can give your son that will help. I take pe...
Best Formula for Acid Reflux Baby?
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on March 19, 2007
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What is the best formula for babies with acid reflux?
I know every baby is different but I'd appreciate hearing what you've tried and worked or didn't work.
P....
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- I know exactly what your going through! For my son the Good Start Supreme works best(not the one with the DHA and ARA).He seemed to reflux more often with that one,don...
- Enfamil Lipil AR has worked really well for my 5 1/2 month old baby and it worked well with my 2 year old when she was younger. It is a formula thickened with rice, so...
- My son not only had reflux, but was aspirating into his lungs, also. We added Simply Thick (a thickener) to his milk while I was pumping since the rice cereal wasn't ...
Does Anyone Have Experience with the Acid Reflux Where It Doesn't Come Up???
Asked by A.M. from Sacramento
on March 6, 2008
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I have a baby girl who just turned 2 months old yesterday. She has had some real tummy issues that my husband and I thought we had figured out. The main consistant pro...
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- Mu daughter had similar problems but fortunately I could breastfeed. OK, it sounds like your daughter might be allergic to soy and have a lactose intolerance. Star...
- I don't know much about fomula feeding as I was fortunate enough to be able to breastfeed my 3 children. However, I am surprised to hear that you ar putting rice cerea...
- A., Wow, that's a tough one. It's too bad you're not nursing her. That always seems to be so much easier on little tummies but that ship has sailed. All I can of...
Newborn with Acid Reflux and Painful Gas
Asked by C.T. from Milwaukee
on October 2, 2009
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My daughter is 4 weeks old and has been suffering from acid reflux and painful gas since she was 1 week old. I need advice/suggestions/opinions from anyone who has be...
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- My first born suffered terribly until I had him allergy tested and discovered he's allergic to dairy. Try to talk your ped. into allergy testing - a blood test. I si...
- the most awesome thing that we used was MYLECON drops (that's spelled wrong) there's also a generic form made made by Similison, but it helps so much! I've found ...
- My youngest daughter had excruciating gas and reflux. We tried Prosobee for three days on our own and it cleared right up. Apparently, she was sairy intolerant. It'...
Acid Reflux
Asked by K.S. from Philadelphia
on October 15, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux last week. Her symptoms are difficulty swallowing breastmilk and formula at times, coughing alot and gagging wh...
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- Our son's had it since 2mo (hiatal hernia). Zantac never worked on him, so we do: Axid (which is increased with every 2lbs of weight gain) 3x/day, rice cereal in bot...
- My daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux when she was a few days old and was put on Zantac. She outgrew it when she was 9 months old. She was constantly spitting u...
- We had the same issues with my now almost 2 year old. He was on Zantac seemed to work for maybe a month and then stopped. Then they swiched him to another medicine s...
Acid Reflux
Asked by B.C. from Minneapolis
on March 3, 2008
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We have a precious 3 month old breastfed little princess that has severe acid reflux. When she was 10 weeks old she lost her voice for 5 days and ended up have a lary...
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- Oh the poor honey! My son had GREAT success with chiropractic treatment. I was sceptical at first but it really worked and he loved it. There is a wonderful pediatric...
- To help her spitting up try taking her to a chiropractor for an adjustment. I did for my daughter when she was 3 months old and it worked for her. She didn't have acid...
- Hello, I know a family that went through this same thing. Their 6-week-old daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux and nothing seemed to help. Out of desperation, t...
GERD - Other Treatments?
Asked by K.F. from Portland
on January 20, 2008
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My Daughter, Abby 19 months, was born with severe GERD. We had to have a GI feeding tube placed when she started to loose weight, just a week or so after her 1st birth...
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- I don't know of any treatments, but just wanted to say that i was very touched by your story. I wish so much things will change for you and your little daughter. I w...
- HI! My son has Reflux too. He is 14 weeks old and was diagnosed at 6 weeks. Although showing signs much earlier...we started on zantac, did not work and was switche...
- A close friend told me that there are pediatric chiropractors who specialize in this - I think there may even be a few in the Everett Mill Creek area (my friend is bac...
