Monday, February 13, 2012

Use a Home Menu for Children with Acid Reflux

Sometimes, children who had acid reflux as a baby or still live with it, can only enjoy a relatively limited diet. While this can be incredibly frustrating from a parental perspective, rarely is this the fault of the child. Early reflux may have created food aversions based on textures or tastes that...
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TheresaGHW
11/12/09 3:24pm

Great idea.  Gives the child freedom to choose from whatever variety of foods that he/she can have.

11/12/09 10:26pm
That's great--can't wait for my 18 month old to tell me what triggers his reflux (when he starts talking). So for now it's almost the same meal. I'm also scared to try new things. I don't want to hurt him so I try to give him foods in it's natural state and stay away from boxed, canned, or any kind of packaged food items.
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Tracy Davenport
11/13/09 2:31pm

It certainly can be a long road to figure things out. I will encourage you not to discount all of the processed food though. Sometimes my son does better with cooked foods, such as applesauce rather than raw apples. Sending you good thoughts.

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