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posted 07/28/2009, comments (3)

difficult to diagnose daughter

My 12 yr. old daughter has been suffering with nausea, some gurgling, lots of phlegm from post-nasal drip for several months. We have seen GI and ENT. Her endoscopy was fine with no signs of reflux, but she has symptoms every day- not quite heartburn, though. she is on zantac, singulair and claritin. The ENT and GI said there are no structural... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/26/2009, comments (0)

Eat This, Not That for Teens with Reflux

Have you seen the book, Eat This, Not That? by David Zinczenko? The book shows the nutritional values of common, name brand foods at home and in restaurants with substitutions to save calories, fat and other hidden ingredients. My teens with acid reflux are hooked on these books and we have been surprised and sickened by the calories and fat... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/21/2009, comments (2)

Flying the Friendly Skies

Flying with your refluxers (kids with reflux) this summer? Me too. I am planning ahead so the kids can keep to their eating routines and stay away from reflux trigger foods as much as possible. In a way, it is probably a positive change that the airlines have stopped serving meals on most flights. The food often spent a long time... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/13/2009, comments (0)

Are PPI's Safe?

Recently, I have seen several TV news stories and newspaper articles about the safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors or PPI’s, a popular medication to treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD. You may be more familiar with the brand names of PPI’s such as Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec or Protonix. New research was... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (0)

GERD Baby Goes to High School

It is hard to believe but my "baby" with GERD is starting high school today. It seems like just yesterday she was a little baby struggling to eat, sleep and grow. I hardly remember the endless doctor's appointments and sleepless nights during the reflux years. Isn't it amazing how time softens the past? Now she is the one who will... Read more Chevron

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