Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
Austin American-Statesman – is even losing weight, if you can hear significant choking sounds, if there’s a chronic cough or hoarseness that accompanies regurgitation, your child should see a gastroenterologist, he said. More information To learn more about acid reflux in babies
When feeding becomes a fight for a child’s life
Allentown Morning Call – Babies enter a crucial developmental stage around 6 months. This is when they start experimenting with textured foods When children such as Matthew associate eating with pain — because of problems such as acid reflux, poor breathing patterns or
Sick kid? Wait before you medicate
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Researchers measured regurgitation of acid from the stomach into the esophagus of 44 infants. While only eight babies had abnormal pH levels, 42 were on reflux medicines, such as Zantac and Prilosec. Like most drugs, these are untested in children
