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ccarmadelle

posted 10/09/2008, comments (0)

9 month old daughter with Acid Reflux

My daughter was diagnosed with Acid reflux at a 2 weeks old. Everytime she would take a bottle she would spit up almost the entire thing. My first pedatrician for four months kept telling me she would grow out of it so for 4 months she cried for hours and hours, she constantly spit up/threw up her bottle, stopped gaining weight so I switch... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/09/2008, comments (3)

9 month old daughter with Acid Reflux

My daughter was diagnosed with Acid reflux at a 2 weeks old. Everytime she would take a bottle she would spit up almost the entire thing. My first pedatrician for four months kept telling me she would grow out of it so for 4 months she cried for hours and hours, she constantly spit up/threw up her bottle, stopped gaining weight so I switch... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (6)

I have a 6 week old son who was diagnosed with silent reflux...

He doesn't spit up much, although occasionally, but he gets a sour look on his face and will scream at the drop of a hat as the acid comes up. We started him on axid and while it seemed to improve the symptoms, he was still experiencing discomfort. We went back to the doctor and we are starting him on prevacid this evening. Anyone with any... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/08/2008, comment (1)

Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Throat and Ear Pain

Dr. I have throat pain, hoarseness and an earache that won't go away. I do suffer from heartburn. Can the throat and ear pain be a result of GERD? While it is not uncommon for gastroesophageal reflux disease to cause sore throat and hoarseness as well as ear pain and even ear infections, other more serious conditions need to be excluded... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (2)

At Wit's End

A friend emailed me last night looking for help for someone who is caring for a 6 month old baby that has acid reflux. She wrote that "my friend is at wit's end." I know this feeling well. When our own son with acid reflux was 6 months old, "wit's end" often described our good days. In this SharePost, I provide a strategic plan to help you or... Read more Chevron

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