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When Will This End?

After taking my daughter to see the third GI Specialist, things started to get better within 2.5 weeks of seeing him.  He had increased the dosage of her Prevacid and Bethanchol.  She was actually gaining weight and feeding wasn't much of a struggle anymore, although there were a few fussy feeding periods.  Then for the past 2... Read moreChevron
posted 12/19/2009, comments (4)|
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Jan Gambino

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Important: AmbiBed Recall

The AmbiBed is a positioning product for infants with acid reflux, GERD and colic. The US Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a recall on this product. Here is the link: http://www.ambybaby.com/AmbyBabyRecall12.8.09.pdf If you are using the AmbiBed, it is important to stop using this product until a repair kit has been obtained from... Read moreChevron
posted 12/09/2009, comments (0)|
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3 1/2 week baby with reflux

Hi all,   I am a mom in South Africa and my baby is now 3 1/2 weeks old. She suffers from acid reflux. Her breath smells of sour milk, she pulls a face as if she has a bad taste in her mouth, is a fussy feeder (being breastfed and expressed milk bottle fed 1 feed a day), arches her back backwards and has a shrilling scream from the pit of... Read moreChevron
posted 11/24/2009, comments (5)|
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GERD is the new "Colic": Overprescription of acid-suppressing drugs in infants

  Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most potent acid suppressing medications currently available. These acid-suppressing drugs have revolutionized the treatment of GE reflux disease, and we and others have shown the enormous value of their use in children over last 15 years.1-3   However, there is no question but that PPIs are... Read moreChevron
posted 11/23/2009, comments (5)|
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Doctors Use the Internet More to Connect With Reflux Patients

Increasingly doctors are using the web to communicate with their patients. Each of the doctors and specialists my kids see has a website with information about the practice, office hours and even the capability to download forms or make an appointment. It used to be that I waited and waited for the doctor to call back but now it might be more... Read moreChevron
posted 11/23/2009, comments (0)|
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