On 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…
DetailsLinks to articles and abstracts or articles or abstracts excerpted or reproduced in their entirety: Pediatric Patients Have Shorter Lansoprazole Half-Life Than Previously Reported Pharmacokinetics of orally administered omeprazole in children Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescribing Patterns in Newborns and Infants There are Notes to bring to your Doctor of the three articles above: Peer Reviewed Article…
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Food Allergies: IgE and IGg* IgE (immunoglobulin E): Most of us recognize the following allergy symptoms: rash, hives, swelling, breathing difficulties, etc. This type of allergy is caused by IgE (immunoglobulin E) in the body. This is the type of allergy that is being tested for in the common skin prick or scratch test. IgG (immunoglobulin G): The…
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Link Job On the old site, I could do a search by username and I would then compile a list of links; ‘Laura Link’ 🙂 So, as I’m going through the site, getting ready for the re-launch, I realize there are past posters whose voices are very important! So I’m going to try to pull…
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The Role of Reflux in Developing Unusual Eating Patterns It is clear that many infants and children with GERD develop negative associations with feeding due to the reflux pain that feeding has caused them. If their pain is not managed adequately, the infant or child may develop secondary behavioral symptoms of food refusal, selectivity and…
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