Both of my kids have had severe GERD from 3 wks on. DD still takes 30mg prevacid 15 mg 2x/day, a very aggressive dose. But she was vomiting 20+ times a day! We tried elimination, the dr convinced me to quit breast feeding due to milk which I refused to do with dc #1. It ddn't help, which made me so mad! So, I dunno. The same solutions that worked with ds i.e. reglan didn't help with dd. I personally take protonix and it works wonders where zantac did nothing. HTH!
Rachel
He needs a middle back adjustment from the chiropractor.
My pediatrician gave my baby Axid and it has worked wonders! My baby went from projectile vomiting 3-5 times after each feeding to spitting up about 3 times a day...if that. Ask your pediatrician about it.
Our pediatrician prescribed Prevacid soluable tablets when the previous medication he prescribed didn't work very well (I can't remember the name). Prevacid is doing wonders!!!!! After the 1st week, she spit up about a 1/4 of what she was spitting up, and the longer we used it, the better it got. Now, we're lucky if she spits up at all!!! She is now 13 months old and is almost ready to stop taking it. It is an amazing difference. Hope this helps you!
Perhaps Bethanicol is an option. Your physician probably has other options as well. For us, this one seemed to really help our child. Good Luck.
have you tried to chage his milk, my nephew had the same problem and my sister in law changed him to soy based milk. I also remembered them giving him some pepto-bismol for some time, i think you should discuss this with your dr.
I would suggest going to a GI doctor. My son had reflux very bad, he ended up needing surgery.
BUT there are many other options and pedi's are often cautious with their approach to reflux. I would try prevacid and make sure he is on a strong enough dose. My son was on an adult dose, which worked well for him for awhile. It might be that he just needs a stronger dose!
GL!
An article for you.
Chiropractic Manipulations
While it is not confirmed that chiropractic helps with acid reflux, some patients claim that chiropractic manipulations do in fact, help greatly with acid reflux symptoms. As an alternative therapy for your acid reflux, It might be worth a try to see if it helps you.
My girls now 4 & 2 kept having ear infections to the point the doctor almost recommended tubes in their ears. I did some research online and came across some articles about chiropractic care. I took them to the chiropractor a couple times and now they do not get ear infections. There are pediatric chiropractors out there. They know just the right amount of pressure to use. I hope this helps. Take care.
My 2 yr old has been on Zantac25 efferdose since she was 8 weeks and its a miracle
My son is 5 and has been on Prevacid for about 3.5 years. It has worked great for us.
Michelle, My children didn't respond to prilosec at all. Once they were over a year I took them off the formula (Enfamil A/R) and tried milk. I found that they could and still can only drink 2% milk or less milk fat - the extra milk fat made them spit up a lot. Also, juice or too many milk products on an empty stomach makes it worse. I still have to watch these things for both kids - one is 3.5 yrs and the other 1.5 yrs. Hope that helps.
Our favorite for reflux that we used on all 3 boys is prevacid solutabs 75. 1/2 in am and 1/2 in pm. works like a charm. ask your dr for a prescription. Good luck, April J