Friday, May, 16, 2008

Tracy Davenport's SharePosts

How to Care for a Child with Acid Reflux: Take a Break! - Part I

My husband and I made a lot of mistakes in caring for our son with acid reflux. One of the biggest mistakes we made early on was not taking more breaks from our role as caregivers in order to care of ourselves. Hindsight really is 20/20.   Like many of you, we had a lot of good reasons not to let someone else take care of our baby while... Read moreChevron

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Food Sensitivities & Acid Reflux: Breaking the Food Label Code

Food Labels: Breaking the Code   Many individuals with acid reflux disease have food sensitivities. For example, my son  can not tolerate corn, eggs, wheat, or dairy. And even though new food labeling requirements took effect in the United States in 2006, there are still times that reading food labels can be a bit complicated.... Read moreChevron

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It's Party Time!

When the weather gets nicer, there seems to be more opportunities for socializing at picnics, parties, and ball games. If you are living with acid reflux, the increased opportunities for getting together with your friends and family may seem to be both a blessing and a curse, especially if drinking alcohol is a focus of the event. My goal for... Read moreChevron

Antidepressant Medication and Acid Reflux Symptoms

In response to my last SharePost, a concerned mother sent a comment reporting her son was experiencing reflux and vomiting, and his doctor had prescribed a low dose of an antidepressant to help with her son's reflux symptoms.  The link between antidepressant medication and acid reflux seems to be somewhat mixed. In an older study... Read moreChevron

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