Help with tummy troubles

You are not alone in feeling confused. There are so many variables that it’s hard to know what’s causing what. Plus sometimes you think it’s reflux when in fact it might be tummy issues. I think that your dr can order testing of your baby’s stool sample to determine if in fact there is a true milk allergy or intolerance. I have not personally dealt with that but maybe someone who has can chime in. I do know that my GI told me that in some babies PPI’s like Prevacid can cause stomach cramps and constipation so she puts those babies back on an H2 blocker like Axid instead of a PPI. My son is on Good Start and Prevacid and sometimes it seems like it’s painful for him to poop but he manages to get 1-2 poops out every day so right now, I’m not planning to change it but I understand your concerns. Maybe you could trial Axid instead of Prevacid and see if your baby does better. But maybe give the formula change some more time before you try that.

It is hard to tell sometimes if it is reflux or milk intolerance or meds that can cause these stomach upsets. The pulling up/in of the legs and grunting and groaning is a general pain response in infants and does not always signal staomach pain. Alana had all these stomach problems until we were on pepti junior (like alimentum), a high enough dose of PPI and seeing a chiropractor. Of course it could be something in the prevacid, so I would probably ask for Zegerid at the marci kids dose and see if that helps and if not then look at the formual issue again. In the meantime regualr stomach masssage can really help with constipation and difficulty pooping as well.. Goodluck

When we first started Sarah on alimentum, she had diarrhea for a few days and acted like it was the worst thing I could have ever given her. Thankfully within a week her system leveled out and we had NO problems after that. Give it a little more time and then see if things get better. GOOD LUCK!