Information and opinions on health from Mommus at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32746/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32746/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32746/index http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/32746/50355/4-grandmother Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:03:16 -0500 Mommus When Mollie was born we were told that she had a "precipitous birth" -- good for my daughter, bad for the baby.  She wasn't in the birth canal long enough to get rid of all the "goop" that was in her various tubes.  One of the consequences happens to be reflux.  So, at 2 1/2 weeks, Mollie (crying, crying, crying, vomiting, bubbling, and impossible to calm down or burp) was put on Prevacid.   Yesterday she had her 4 week... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/32746/50355/4-grandmother http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/32746/43389/swallowing Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:12:56 -0400 Mommus I've lived with acid reflux for years, and in the past few years I've developed an occasional difficulty swallowing.  After all the tests, plus a barium upper GI with a speech therapist they found the "normal changes due to the aging process" with some extra, or "reverse", contractions.  And, as an aside, noticed a "bone spur" on my spine which was pointing inward and aggravating the swallowing situation.    Since I... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/32746/43389/swallowing