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Infant Breathing Problems
Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach) after eating. This article discusses reflux in infants.
Alternative Names
Reflux - infants
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
When a person eats, food passes from the throat to the stomach through the esophagus. The esophagus is called the food pipe or swallowing tube.
Once food is in the stomach, a ring of muscle fibers prevents food...
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