Following the Doctors Orders
When your baby or child has Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD, following the doctor's orders isn't always as easy at it looks. Many families face financial barriers such as no insurance coverage or a high deductible forcing some to choose between groceries for the family or expensive medication/formula for the baby. I hope you will access local and state resources to cover medical expenses for your family if cost is a barrier to following the doctor's...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease occurs in up to 50% of pregnant women. As in the non-pregnant patients, reflux occurs when there is a... Read more »
Recently the FDA approved a new medical device for the treatment of GERD that has not responded to diet or prescription medications. The... Read more »
As a result of our book, Making Life Better for a Child With Acid Reflux, we are often contacted by grandparents desperate to improve the... Read more »
Erythromycin, a common antibiotic that is often used to help individuals who have an allergy to penicillin, may also be helpful in the... Read more »
At our last appointment with our son's gastroenterologist, we were talking about his progress, and the doctor said, "Well, at least he is... Read more »
For women who start suffering from heartburn during pregnancy, experts say the good news is that symptoms will likely disappear after the baby's... Read more »
Depomed Inc. has announced that a clinical trial to evaluate a new delivery and absorption method for a medicine currently used to treat... Read more »
Copyright Pediatric Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Assocation (www.reflux.org). This document is medically reviewed and used with ... Read more »
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) occurs when stomach contents come back up into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) during... Read more »
Yale researchers say zinc salts may treat acid reflux, and without the side effects of traditional medications. Researchers studied the zinc first in... Read more »
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