MY DAUGHTER IS 12 AND HAD REFLUX WHEN SHE WAS BORN UNITL SHE WAS 1. THEY PUT HER ON ZANTAC AND PROPULSID. WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONE UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO SHE COMPLAINED OF IT AND HAD AN UPPER GI. IT SHOWED HER SPHYNCTER MUSCLE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THEY SAID SHE MAY OUT GROW IT OR WE COULD DO SOME TYPE OF SURGERY. I OPTED TO NOT HAVE SURGERY AND TREATED HER WITH NAUTURAL THINGS SUCH AS DIGEST GOLD. SHE HAD A H PYLORI TEST RECENTLY AND THE TEST WAS INCONCLUSIVE. DO YOU THINK THIS COULD BE CAUSING HER REFLUX AND BAD BREATH OR SHOULD FURTHER TESTING BE DONE?
Q: 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS ACID REFLUX AND MAY HAVE HPYLORI. COULD THIS CAUSE REFLUX?
Answers (1)
5/20/10 6:56am
Hello!
Surprisingly, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is common in children. Sometimes it starts in infancy like your daughter and sometimes it appears at a later age.
It is possible for h Pylori to cause reflux symptoms. Did she have a breath test? I wonder if the doctor plans to repeat the breath test or do an endoscopy with biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. I don't hear of h Pylori in children too much-mostly in adults but it may be worth exploring if the doctor is concerned or your daughter is not responding to treatment.
Jan
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