Dear Hetal, Jan is right! Reglan is not a reflux medication. Is your son vomiting a lot? or eating very poorly and losing a lot of weight? Generally reglan will help him empty his stomach contents faster, however, as Jan suggested and as you suspect--Reglan has worrisome sideeffects.

Many drs will start off with Zantac, up the doses once or twice and then move to a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) which actually helps reduce production of acid by switching-off the acid producing glands in the stomach. This action is very temporary and the baby's stomach will begin producing normal amounts of acid once the treatment is stopped.

There are two commonly used PPI drugs in infants: Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Prevacid (Lanzoprazole (sp?))-- most kids improve tremendously with PPI's and Reglan is generally not required unless there is a motility issue (which is not uncommon with reflux). However, now a days, drs prefer something like erythromycin instead of reglan for motility. Some drs will also prescribe a sugar solution called "lactulose" that causes infants to have nore bowel movements and this itself improves reflux. A constipated child struggles more with reflux so the key is to relieve constipation. Hope this helps. Good-luck!