hi...I'm new to this
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Topic: hi...I'm new to this
Posted By: Mariah
Subject: hi...I'm new to this
Date Posted: 05 March 2012 at 10:21pm
| Hi...I have a 6 month old son who has acid reflux. he has been taking Prevacid for 5 months now and has not improved. Is even taking the very expensive infant formula and is still the same. He can't sleep always crying out in pain. I take him to a G.I. doctor and has been very little improvement. I don't know what to do anymore. Any suggestions. I hate seeing my baby in pain day in and day out. It's worse when he tries to sleep. I think that's why he tries his hardest to stay awake or take very short naps. |
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Posted By: kevieb
Date Posted: 05 March 2012 at 11:52pm
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probably time for some tests
------------- christine leif 83 daisy 85 ian 89 kassandra 91 reflux celiac tianna 91 reflux celiac molly 95 celiac elliot 97 samantha 99 sylvia 10/6/03 fundoplication hiatal hernia repair 7/29/04 |
Posted By: hellbennt
Date Posted: 06 March 2012 at 7:52am
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well, it also depends on how much prevacid and what dose of prevacid...
PLEASE read Prevacid 101
 ! Prevacid 101: scroll to the last page of this post, (it's actually also about other PPIs like prilosec, too) in the meantime, arm yourself w/ research and learn all you can so that you can be the best advocate for your baby!
best EXPLANATION OF FOOD ALLERGIES/INTOERANCES and their RELATION TO REFLUX that I have found, to date: 2nd post: http://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2697&PN=2 - how Neocate & Elecare work: http://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6013 -
http://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1 - ------------- ~laura~ Jonah 7/03:GERDfree@12mos! Silent Reflux@birth(apnea episodes/NICU);Past Sandifer Symptoms, breastfed->15mos Ari 7/06 REFLUX FREE, so miracles do happen! |
Posted By: Mariah
Date Posted: 06 March 2012 at 4:21pm
| his prevacid is twice a day 15 mg each. I talked to his G.I. doctor today and he said yes there's the test but its not going to change anything that we're doing rt now at this point. He thinks he's doing a lot better. Which yes I guess he is compared to how he was. The doctor also claims that the arching of the back is normal. Though I will read up on the Prevacid 101 thank you |
Posted By: hellbennt
Date Posted: 06 March 2012 at 6:00pm
sounds like a good amount...what form is it (solutab, compound liquid mad by the pharmacy, capsule)? well, anyway, it's all explained in prevacid 101 ------------- ~laura~ Jonah 7/03:GERDfree@12mos! Silent Reflux@birth(apnea episodes/NICU);Past Sandifer Symptoms, breastfed->15mos Ari 7/06 REFLUX FREE, so miracles do happen! |
Posted By: Mariah
Date Posted: 06 March 2012 at 8:55pm
| its the solutab.... |
Posted By: hellbennt
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 7:37am
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solutab needs to be given on an empty stomach, followed by a 'meal' 30 minutes later. it needs to be spaced 4 hrs from zantac.
what formula? if it's alumentim or nutrimigen, it might be time for neocate or elecare.
if baby's eating neocate or elecare and taking solutabs correctly then I would say it's time for a scope? ------------- ~laura~ Jonah 7/03:GERDfree@12mos! Silent Reflux@birth(apnea episodes/NICU);Past Sandifer Symptoms, breastfed->15mos Ari 7/06 REFLUX FREE, so miracles do happen! |
Posted By: ndrose
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 4:22pm
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My son did better on 10 mgs / three times per day. I did this by dividing the two 15 mg solutabs into three equal pieces. And I always gave it on an empty stomach and fed him 30 minutes later. ------------- Christine LIZA, 1/02 Princess/Tomboy ELIANA 9/03 Genius/Comedienne (silent reflux; outgrew it at 9 months) MYLES 9/05 My Little Prince (reflux; outgrew it at 9 months) |
Posted By: Mariah
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 11:28pm
| I was never told to give it to him on an empty stomach. I've been giving it to him with the food. He's on EleCare now. I've been letting it dissolved in the food. |
Posted By: hellbennt
Date Posted: 08 March 2012 at 7:37am
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well. unfortunatley there's a lot they don't know to tell youl. it's been shown via research through the University of Missouri that it needs to be given on an empty stomach followed by a meal 30 minutes later. search through the medicine forum, there are actual medical journal articles, etc.
it's worth a try, the timing I mean... ------------- ~laura~ Jonah 7/03:GERDfree@12mos! Silent Reflux@birth(apnea episodes/NICU);Past Sandifer Symptoms, breastfed->15mos Ari 7/06 REFLUX FREE, so miracles do happen! |
Posted By: Mariah
Date Posted: 08 March 2012 at 4:30pm
| awe thank you i'm happy to know this now. I wonder if he would have been better if I had known from the start. |
Posted By: hellbennt
Date Posted: 08 March 2012 at 6:37pm
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well, if he seems to get better giving on an empty stomach then you'll know it's working ------------- ~laura~ Jonah 7/03:GERDfree@12mos! Silent Reflux@birth(apnea episodes/NICU);Past Sandifer Symptoms, breastfed->15mos Ari 7/06 REFLUX FREE, so miracles do happen! |