Caring for Children
Children with Acid Reflux disease will need to learn how to recognize and respect the limitations their condition demands of their lifestyle. To accomplish this, they will need to be well educated in their condition, understand what specific triggers will set off a reflux response and how to cope with that flare when away from home.
Child
A little more than 50 perfect of infants suffer from some degree of pediatric GERD. The condition is not easily…
Feeding
Infants and children with GERD (acid reflux) will have an especially hard time feeding or eating on their own due to the intense pain reflux can cause. Parents and…
Infant
Infants that are especially fussy and have trouble eating or sleeping may have pediatric GERD (or acid reflux). Because infants are nonverbal, diagnosing reflux is especially…
School
Children with GERD have a high sensitivity to many foods, making school snacks and lunch an especially challenging. Communicate the child's condition and limitation to…
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Our expert, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX. He is the author of Colic Solved. Each month, he will answer…
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