Acid Reflux due to GERD: Older Child
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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.
Is It Asthma or Acid Reflux?
Asked by T.M. from New York
on April 27, 2011
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Hello everyone . . .
My daughter is 6 1/2 years old and has recently been complaining that she's having trouble breathing. She falls asleep sitting up with me becau...
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- at 6 1/2 she should absolutely be able to tell the difference between asthma symptoms and acid reflux. ask her. but acid reflux is usually more likely in much younger ...
- Sounds just like my son's asthma...his episodes are triggered by viruses and also sometimes in June with the grass pollen....you may want to ask your pedi about a cont...
- there is a connection between the two things so it could be both. My daughter gets the exact same symptoms you are talking about. The doc can't always hear wheezing ...
Doctor Orders Mom to Stop Breastfeeding to Ease GERD -- Advice Requested
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on May 25, 2010
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I have a friend who's a first time mom going through some tough times. She had a difficult pregnancy (weeks in the hospital), but is now safely home with her 3-week-ol...
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- I'm going to go another direction with this..and its not to tell you that she will have lost some connection with her child. While Breast is best as they say, sometime...
- Hmmm, seems odd to me too... 1.) because i didn't think children under 4 months (at the earliest!) were suppose to have cereal in their diet (they can't digest yet; it...
- Hi A., I haven't encountered this personally, but I have several friends whose babies have been diagnosed with acid-reflux. They've had some success with Zantac an...
Constipation in 6 Month Old
Asked by M.M. from Jamestown
on June 22, 2008
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My 6 month old is breastfed exclusively. She will not take a bottle and she is constipated. Her signs of constipation are going once a day to maybe every other day, ...
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- It may be something in your diet. Have you changed your eating habits? Maybe added or deleted anything that may have caused this change in the baby's bowel movements? ...
- My son was exclusively breastfed, and he wouldn't take a bottle either, however he would drink water out of our glasses. He showed an intrest in what we were drinking...
- I would take your baby to a gastroenterologist. They are the experts. My dd has severe constipation pretty much since birth and because I waited so long to see a spe...
8 Month Old and Constipation
Asked by S.A. from Boise
on October 1, 2008
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My eight month old has severe constipation. For the past 4 days has been pooping rabbit pellets. In fact last night he pooped and when i changed him, his bottom was so...
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- My baby had the same problem. At first my doctor recommended 1 tsp of Miralax in her formula/bottle. It worked fine as long as she had it everyday, but I wasn't comfor...
- Hi S., I am not sure about the "rabbit pellets" (never experienced that one), but for constipation we absolutely used children's suppositories. They were suggested b...
- Hi. My fourth child had this exact problem when I stopped nursing him. We took him to several doctors, that perscribed meds. These only gave him stomach problems, and ...
Treating 2 Year Old Constipation
Asked by B.J. from Richland
on April 19, 2008
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My two year old has always struggled with constipation. We've tried prune juice on a daily basis and using mineral oil occasionally as instructed by our pediatrician....
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- Hi B., We have used ground flax seed with great success! Start with using a small amount, like a tsp or so, in yogurt or in oatmeal and try that for a week. The fla...
- gosh...the only thing I'd think to check is to make sure they're drinking enough water and not a lot of alternative beverages. But it sounds like you've tried a lot of...
- My 3yr old has always had a problem with constipation. I have recently started grinding up flax seed with my Bullet and putting it in her yogurt or dinner or whatever ...
7 Year Old with Tummy Troubles
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on October 21, 2008
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OK Mamas I need some help. I have a 7 year old girl with some minor tummy troubles. She said that her tummy "just dosen't feel good" and she has to go poop a lot. A...
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- It could be nothing or could be something.I'm not going to give any medical advice because we simply have no idea what is causing this.If you feel as her mama to take ...
- You may want to try talking to your Pediatrician about putting her on Miralax or another name is Glucomax, I believe you can buy this over the counter now, Both of my ...
- Yes you should call the dr. Any change in bowel habit that lasts for more than a week should be checked out at any age. Better safe than sorry.
My 8 Week Old Daughter Is Constipated and MISERABLE!! Please Help!!
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on August 1, 2009
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Okay so, I changed my dd formula from similac advanced to similac isomil, soy because with the other one, she was getting alot of uncomfortable gas. Well, immediately ...
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- You know, one of my son's had the very same problem.... I had found that there are some children's suppositories that work very well... and believe it or not the inex...
- Hello, I have a son who is 4 months old and little while back he seemed like he was constipated. His pediatrician said he could have 1 ounce of water a day but not ...
- I would suggest using a "sensitive" formula instead of soy. There is a lot of evidence against giving soy to babies. It's not especially good for adults, either, unle...
Potty Training and Constipation
Asked by B.H. from Milwaukee
on January 28, 2007
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i am having this huge problem! my daughter is 2 and loves gum and cheese. we tottally cut out the gum on the at home end, and we limit her cheese. but when she goes to...
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- I can totally relate! My 4 year old (at the time he was not quite 4) didn't go for 4 weeks this summer. I think he was just too afraid to go or something. I took hi...
- B., As harsh as this sounds I guess I would tell Grandma your daughter cannot stay with her or visit at Grandmas house anymore unless Grandma can listen to and follow...
- My daughter is always constipated. Started with her having alot of accidents and thought she may have a bladder infection or something. After a xray we soon found out ...
Smelly "Gas" from 7 Year Old
Asked by K.L. from Milwaukee
on March 22, 2009
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my son has the worse smelling gas. it's all the time not just here and there. is there something i can give him over the counter ( he doesn't swallow pills) or do i ha...
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- I would take him to the Dr. My husband had this problem as a kid and still has it today. He has gas all thim! Unfortionatly he has some other health issues that are mu...
- Rather than give him a medication I would try to figure out what is causing it. It could be his diet or an underlying medical condition. (I don't know if little kids...
- I'd recommend watching his meat intake. If he has too much, that would definitely make a difference in the smell.
