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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more