Acid Reflux due to GERD: Toddler
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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...
Acid Reflux
Asked by A.M. from Boca Raton
on April 4, 2007
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My daughter is 4 1/2 weeks old and I believe she has acid reflux. She throws her head way back, wont lay on her back, gets terrible gas,gets very cranky and wont stop ...
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- my son is like that he is 9 months now but the only thin that waork was changing the milk i try around 10 diff milk until i found one that work for him but i was feati...
- Mine did the same thing. Try infant gas medicine and maybe a tiny bit of rice cereal mixed with her formula. I let my ittle girl sleep in her swing in my bedroom. Wate...
- My daughter suffered from GERD. She also was on Zantac. There were a few things that I've done to try to calm her digestive system. One thing that did work was that...
Acid Reflux & Gas--AAAAHHHH!!!!
Asked by B.H. from Charleston
on January 30, 2008
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My 2 1/2 month old has always been fussy in the evening and very gassy. However,lately he's really struggling with breastfeeding as he's constantly pulling off, coughi...
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- Hi B., I was not able to breastfeed my baby but, we tried the formula called Gentle Ease by enfamil, then walmart came out with the generic version----much easier on...
- we just went to a specialist for my 3 1/2 month old son. i feel your pain. the specialist said that at 6 months most babies symptoms go away, and still a few last unti...
- I recently purchased Gripe Water from the pharmacy Rite-Aid at Habersham Square and it is all natural. Better than mylicon, which I've tried as well as she is on zant...
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...
Two Month Old Has Acid Reflux and I Can't Put Him in His Crib to Sleep
Asked by C.S. from Boca Raton
on May 11, 2007
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My two month old has acid mild acid reflux and when I try to lie him in his crib at night after eating some of it comes back up. My pediatrician suggested I keep him u...
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- hello, our little boy was premature and thus, had 'gerd' as well. we bought a sleep positioner by sassy, at target (it's a foam piece that has a slight angle), and lai...
- Oh Courtny, My son had the same thing at that age...it was awful! if I laid him done in his crib...or anywhere for that matter he would scream. HIs doc said it had t...
- Hi C., I used to work in the nursery in the hospital before I had my children.We would elevate the "head of the bed" of the babies that had reflux.I know t...
Is It GERD (Acid Reflux), Allergies, Stomach Virus or Something Else?
Asked by T.A. from Dallas
on January 24, 2009
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My son is almost 11 months old (born 4 weeks premature) and was diagnosed pretty early on with acid reflux. He was originally put on Rantidine (sp?), but it gve him ho...
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- I'd ask for a referral to a Pediatric GI - and do a little bit of reading on "pyloric stenosis". If that is the problem, the surgery is an easy and permanent fix (no ...
- Look into pre and probiotics. It can help with acid reflux and help build immunities to protect your son from allergies. I could do research for you on dosage for su...
- I a agree strongly with both of the earlier sugestions. We were told my son would outgrow his reflux not hardly! He ended up with burns in esophagus and would not eat...
