Boys with Reflux

[Anonymous]

While reading through these formus I can’t help but notice that I see mostly boys who have Reflux issues. Does that seem strange? Maybe I am mistaken…?

Also I just read a shot about vaccines and it said there is a correlation with increased reflux and the Hep B shot given within 12 hours of birth. My son had that shot and he has reflux. Just curious if anyone has an opinion on this.

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[Anonymous]

Well, I had a daughter with reflux. She did not get the Hep B shot because it was not being given when she was born. And I had a son with reflux. He did get the shot, but more like 18-24 hours after birth.

Personally, from my experience (I was a regular here for a long time!) reflux seems to be inherited. My dh had it as a baby, and two of our children had it. It does seem like more boys have it though, but I could be wrong about that.

[hellbennt]

it does seem to be more common in boys, but for SURE there are plenty of GIRLS who have it, too!

my son didn’t have the Hep B shot either (wasn’t given), but vaccinations in general seem to exacerbate reflux.

[Anonymous]

My son did not have HEP B at birth and he has had reflux since birth. I know, it’s frustrating – you try to isolate every variable to figure out what is causing it. Hang in there – you’re not alone.

[Anonymous]

I read somewhere that reflux affects like 60% of boys and 40% of girls or something like that, so yes it is more common in boys but there are plenty of girls who have to deal with it too.

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