Gerd And Untreated
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This is one of the most common questions we are asked. Fortunately, it appears as though most medications used to treat GER are reasonably safe.
An equally important question may be "What are the long term effects of not medicating a child with significant reflux?"
Untreated or poorly treated reflux has the potential to be very dangerous. Untreated...
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