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Expert_badge Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author and parent and expert on the impact of disease on families

Elemental MAGIC

Some infants and children who live with acid reflux benefit from special formulas that are easily digested and free of potentially allergic proteins. These formulas are referred to as elemental formulas, since they are made of proteins broken down to their "elemental level." Formulas such as Neocate and EleCare are examples of elemental... Read moreChevron
posted 08/30/2007, comments (0)|
Karla

Laproscopic Nissen Fundoplication!

I finally had my surgery on Thursday, August 23rd.  It was scheduled pretty quickly after the results of my last tests.  The projected time frame to complete the surgery was approximately 2-2 1/2 hours, but it ended up taking 4 1/2 hours due to the fact that there was extra fatty tissue around my esophagus.  This also resulted in a... Read moreChevron
mindygallo22

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My life with acid reflux....or lackthereof.

I have had acid reflux since I was a child.  I can remember being around 6 or 7 and having a burning fluid in my mouth that I now know as stomach acid.  It was so bad but my mom didn't know what to do.  She just gave me water.  I am now 22 and it is worse than ever.  I have taken Nexium and Prilosec but both have... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Spirituality and Reflux - Part II

In the first part of this blog, I wrote about the documented positive relationship between spirituality and chronic disease. Part II of this blog suggests ways in which families living with a chronic illness can reach out to the spiritual community, and how religious organizations can better support those living with a chronic illness. ... Read moreChevron
posted 07/11/2007, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jan Gambino

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Reflux Mom and Author of Reflux 101

Waiting for reflux to go away?

Do you ever peek at the calendar and count how many months until the reflux will go away? If you have a baby with reflux, you are probably hoping it will go away any day now. You may have heard that “most” babies outgrow their reflux. However, there may be some variability in the predictions on when it will go away.   Depending on whom... Read moreChevron