Acid Reflux - Our Experts

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (0)

Make a Menu for Picky Eaters!

Sometimes, children who had acid reflux as a baby or still live with it, can only enjoy a relatively limited diet. While this can be incredibly frustrating from a parental perspective, rarely is this the fault of the child. Early reflux may have created food aversions based on textures or tastes that the child remembered as painful. If the child... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 11/10/2009, comments (0)

Medications can trigger acid reflux too!

Last month I wrote a blog about the things that can trigger acid reflux. I mentioned in the blog that there are also certain medications that can be triggers for this painful condition as well. Due to the interest expressed on this topic I thought it would be wise to include a blog that mentioned the medications that are known... Read more Chevron

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Jan Gambino

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

What is the Best Formula for my Baby with Acid Reflux?

I hear this question all of the time: What is the best formula for a baby with acid reflux? It certainly is an important question because we know diet can be an important part of a reflux treatment plan. Whether or not your baby has acid reflux, it is still very confusing to walk up and down the infant formula aisle of the store and see the... Read more Chevron

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Stephanie

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Adult w/reflux, 3 kids w/reflux, Pediatric Physical Therapist

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posted 05/26/2009, comment (1)

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far....

After living with three babies with severe reflux I now find myself dealing with it. I probably should've seen this coming. As a baby I had reflux bad enough that my mother was given a prescription for a sedative for me. My mother also suffers with reflux and gastric ulcers. But, yet a year ago when I started having symptoms I was in a bit of... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 01/29/2009, comments (2)

Q&A: Endoscopy for Ulcer?

I just got back from a Caribbean cruise on which I went to the bathroom and had watery, black stools. I was rushed to St Maarten Hospital and had an endoscopy where I was told that I had an ulcer in my stomach but that I needed to have another endoscopy when I got back to the United States. If I had an ulcer, why do I need another... Read more Chevron

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