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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease In Babies

Clinical trial: Study of Axid use in infants with GERD

October 02, 2008
This study will test the how well Axid treats gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants. Babies ages 30 days to one year are to eligible to participate in the study. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dr. Eisner answers your GERD questions: Best time to take Aciphex?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...about the symptoms of acid reflux in children and infants here)The diagnosis can usually be made... Read more »

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New Baby with Reflux?
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...about different terms used to describe “reflux”. Infant reflux, acid reflux or acid reflux... Read more »

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Calming the Baby By the Book
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...successfully used these techniques to sooth and calm their infants during the first few weeks... Read more »

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Reflux Lingo
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...pronounced gas-tro-e-sof-a gee-l re-fluks. I prefer Acid Reflux or just plain old “reflux”. ... Read more »

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Let's Go! Reflux Baby on Board.
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...two states away, read on.   Travel Roadblocks Some infants and toddlers cannot tolerate sitting... Read more »

Health Guide

Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This sphincter opens to release gas (burping) after meals in normal infants, children, and adults. When the sphincter opens in infants, the stomach contents often... Read more »
Infant Acid Reflux and Infant GERD symptoms
...and your doctor to consider other diseases that have similar symptoms when diagnosing and treating acid reflux:   Pyloric Stenosis Celiac Disease Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome   Reflux is... Read more »
Acid Reflux (GERD) Risk Factors
...indicatecomplications such as anemia, failure to gain weight, or respiratory problems. Symptoms of severe GERD in infants and small children may include:Chronic coughing.Frequent... Read more »
Causes of Childhood Asthma
...allergies. These children also appear to have a high risk for very serious reactions to such foods. In infants and toddlers, allergy to eggs appears to be a major predictor of asthma.Fossil Fuels.... Read more »
Meet Tracy Davenport, Infant Acid Reflux Patient Expert and Blogger
...baby with reflux led her and her husband to write her first book, Making Life Better for a Baby With Acid Reflux. Making Life Better for a Baby With Acid Reflux deals with the ins and outs of the... Read more »

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GERD, Lower Esophageal Sphincter

See a diagram showing the cause and effects of acid reflux.... Read more »

Related News

Clinical trial: Study of GERD in newborn babies
October 03, 2008

This clinical trial will study how well the acid-reflux medication Protonix cures gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants. This national trial is... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Effectiveness of Protonix in infants
October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine the effectiveness of Protonix to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants ages 28 days to 11... Read summary »

Reflux meds may be overprescribed in babies
October 03, 2008

Doctors may be overprescribing reflux medications for normal spitting up and vomiting, new research suggests. In a recent study of 44 babies, only... Read summary »

Are reflux drugs like AcipHex, Protonix, Prevacid approved for infants?
October 02, 2008

Dr. Alan Greene answers a reader's question about whether another doctor's prescription for acid-reflux medicines is safe for her six-week-old baby.... Read summary »

Doctor's book offers tips on infant reflux
October 03, 2008

A pediatrician says that acid reflux--not colic--is the cause of incessant crying among some infants. He believes that colic is an outdated term that... Read summary »