Would you trust your accountant to change the brakes on your
mini-van? Probably not. And so too shouldn't trust your child to an
adult gastroenterologist. Here's
why: They're not trained to treat children. Children are remarkably different creatures
from adults and the effect of digestive disease on growth, nutrition... Read more
The FDA recently approved the use of Nexium in children down to age one year. What does this mean for kids and how will it change the way we look at reflux? 1. Awareness. The education for physicians and direct-to-consumer advertising that we all expect from Astra-Zeneca should raise awareness that reflux is alive and well in... Read more
Our expert, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX. He is the author of Colic Solved. Each month, he will answer selected reader questions about GERD and infants, children, teens and their parents. If you want to... Read more
While handling babies with acid reflux can be tricky, handling premature babies with acid reflux can be trickier. That may be changing, however. Two studies published last month in the Journal of Pediatrics have found that post-feed gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in preemies is increased when babies are placed in the right side down or... Read more