Hello My son is 10. Fo the past 3 months he has been taking Prevacid 20mg at night for Acid Reflux. He also has anxiety which makes the acid reflux worse. My son had had to do a blood and stool test to see what is wrong. We go to listen to the results at the end of the month from his Gastrologist. I am hoping they use the scope for him next. He had colic really bad as an infant and cannot drink or eat dairy like ice cream and milk. He drinks Rice milk which he is great with. My daughter who is 4 complains about acid in her mouth as well. She drinks Soy milk as she gets sinus infections with cows milk as I do to. My father has stomach ulcers and acid reflux so I am sure it is a inherited. I will let you know what the Dr. says. I am glad my sin is not alone in this. It gets in the way of his social life.
Thank you
Sheri
Hello Sheri,
I am glad you and the doctor are working together to diagnose your sons symptoms. Sometimes food allergies and acid reflux have similar symptoms. It is even possible to have more than one digestive condition. My girls have reflux and lactose intolerance. While the reflux medication helps somewhat, avoiding lactose makes a huge difference.
It is important to let the doctor know about your family history. Sometimes gastroesophageal reflux disease and food allergies run in families.
The anxiety can affect his symptoms too. I hope he can talk to the doctor and share his concerns. Sometimes it helps to get answers from questions and reassurance from the doctor. I often talk to my kids before the doctors appointment and make a list of questions. If my child doesn't want to ask a question, I might say, "We were wondering what you thought about this..."
Let us know what you find out from your follow up appointment.
Best wishes,
Jan
Thank you so much for the feed back. He has his first Golf lesson today and as usual everytime we are about to leave he has to run to the bathroom from a nervouse stomach. He wants to do these things but his nerves and acid get in the way. My husband and my son just left for Golf so we will see. He plays Baseball every spring and just before we go he has to run to the bathroom again. I just want him to do what he wants to do without this Relux/Anxiety get in the way. I will let you know the results.
Hello! There are many excellent treatements for both reflux and anxiety. Once you and the doctor figure out the right combination of treatments, I am sure your son will be able to enjoy his sports and school activities much more. He is very brave to try to work through his health issues and still participate in sports!
Good job!
Jan
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