May 2015 Nikki B My son was born in May 2014. He was two months premature and was fed tiny amounts through a tube up his nose for the first two weeks. He had pretty bad apnea, too. Transitioning him to a bottle was difficult and that’s when the severe silent reflux was initially…
DetailsMay 2015 Meet Ryan. A little boy who’s favorite thing to drag around was the Mylanta bottle. This little one had us in the ER every 6 weeks for IV fluids. The mere site of a bottle or food would create a complete and total meltdown. We survived on dream feedings. It was hell and…
DetailsChristy, February 2015 I have 8 month old twins who have struggled with their reflux from birth. When my girls were new, my real pediatrician was on maternity leave. So I went to the other doctors in the practice. That was the “turmoil” phase. About three weeks before her return to work, I started zegerid…
DetailsContributed by M. C., February 2015. This is under construction… Infantreflux: Hi! THANK you for your doctor recommendation of Dr. Maria Perez – any updates? why is she good? Is she awful? Who else have you seen? THANKS. M. C: Hi, we’ve seen another one before her, Dr Sunyro. He was awful. Maria Perez is good but…
DetailsOn this page, you will find information about What to Expect regarding: Swallow Study (modified barium swallow or videofluoroscopic swallow evaluation) Gastric Emptying Scope: EGD, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Barium Swallow/Upper GI Swallow Study (modified barium swallow or videofluoroscopic swallow evaluation) What to Expect, by Jesse S. (January 2015) You will go into an xray room and she…
DetailsOn this Page You Will Find: How H2 Blockers Work Using Otc Zantac to Make Your ‘Own’ Why compounding from the pharmacy isn’t what the drs & pharmacists say… How to TELL pharmacist to make compound Zegerid Mixing Instructions OTC and also RX Gripe Water and PPIs (The Importance Of & Sample Of) Faxing the Doctor…
DetailsTWO CONTRIBUTIONS: Contributed by Christy McCulloch (here) & by M. C. (click here for M.C’s page) Christy Mculloch writes: Our Story Each step of the way, my son’s Pediatric Gastroenterologist assured me that he’d outgrow his silent GERD at 6 months, then 12 months, then 1.5 years. This reassurance was given despite our many failed attempts to wean…
DetailsWelcome!! I’m excited!! 🙂 Please contribute! Pay it forward! You know the expression, “hindsight is 20/20!” Hindsight: the knowledge and understanding that you have about an event only after it has happened. Hopefully you have some words of wisdom to share, now that it’s all (or mostly!) in hindsight! Suggestions of what/how to write your contribution:…
DetailsProton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are the safest, most effective medications available for treating acid reflux-related disorders in children and infants. They include: omeprazole, found in Zegerid®, Prilosec®, and generic form lansoprazole, found in Prevacid® esomeprazole, found in Nexium® pantoprazole, found in Protonix® Each of the above listed PPIs are currently approved by the FDA for…
DetailsDosing Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) in Infants and Young Children This document is intended to be a bridge between parents and physicians to improve the treatment of acid-related disorders in children by optimizing pediatric dosing of PPIs. We encourage parents to read the following information and share it with their child’s physician (printable version). Introduction…
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