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Jenny K.

posted 10/22/2009, comments (3)

6 week old refuses to feed

My six week old started experiencing acid reflux at 2 weeks. He was fighting me at every feeding. He was put on Zantac, which made no difference. He was recently put on Prevacid, but no difference either. I try to hold him upright during feeding, but that seemed to make no difference either. I even got the nap nanny to help... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/18/2009, comments (66)

Reflux nonresponsive to Prevacid, Zantac and Prilosec

My son, 7, has been dealing with reflux for at least last six months. He was diagnosed with relux when he was two with a barium swallow. It either got better or went away completely with treatment on Zantac at that time. Now it's back and the meds. mentioned above have done nothing to help. Sometimes the relux is the... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/02/2009, comments (0)

Pneumonia and PPI's

A recent article in the NY Times addressed the link between the use of PPI's and pneumonia. The study, which was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, indicated that those on PPI medications had 30% greater the risk of developing hospital acquired pneumonias than the group not taking PPI's (1). The study showed... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/06/2009, comments (4)

preemie who refuses the bottle due to reflux

My daughter was born at 35 weeks, and had a major onslaught of medical issues that resulted in her being on the ventilator for the first 8 weeks of her life. at week 10, we came home with her on oxygen and a feeding tube. at first she did quite well learning to eat, but in the past 4 weeks has developed severe reflux. she is now on a... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/21/2009, comments (0)

Nissan Fundoplication-Laproscopic-Open-Hiatal Hernia-Gerd-Complications

No surgery is safe. Surgery may be sucessful, but that doesn't make it safe. My husband had this laproscopic surgery in 1999 and continued to have all manner of complications, belching, hiccups, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, pain, cramping, bowel problems, difficulty swallowing and breathing, cronic pain and fatigue, and diminishing... Read more Chevron

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