Anyone have a baby with reflux?

SigmundsGirl · March 2010

If so, how was it diagnosed and what was done to treat it? I was reading up on a few web sites and a lot of Evan's behavior sounds like reflux. I can't stand to see him in pain after he has eaten and I really hate seeing him choke on his spit up.

I also feel like a hypochondriac since we are just getting over jaundice, but I really think he has reflux and I don't want the doctor to just think I am crazy.

melissa0312 · March 2010

dd's pedi didn't think she had reflux, until she showed the ultimate symptom right in front of him - she arched back while crying immediately after eating. is evan doing this?

she was also spitting up (projectile) after she ate. we started with zantac, which wasn't working, and they ruled out pyloric stenosis with an ultrasound. after that we switched to prevacid which did the trick.

we gave dd gentlease, which helped as well. she also had to be held upright for 30 minutes after she ate. hang in there - she outgrew it at about 4 months.

SigmundsGirl · March 2010

Yep, Evan shoots his legs out, arches his back, and cries and then usually throws up. It isn't projectile, but it is usually the conistency of cottage cheese and is at least a table spoon's worth. He will do this right after eating and usually again at least once within an hour of eating.

I'm glad to hear your DD outgrew it.

KKMMex · March 2010

I'm so sorry Evan has reflux!

A lot of doctors will treat reflux with Prevacid. One guru of reflux and "colic" here in Houston is a pediatric gastroenterologist named Dr. Bryan Vartabedian. He treated Sarah for excessive vomiting when she was a toddler and I've worshipped him ever since.

If you want a really comprehensive book about reflux, Dr. V wrote one called Colic Solved. I ordered it from Amazon and it was super helpful. Here is a link.

Hope your doc is able to help you with this. And no, I don't think she or he will think you're a hypochondriac. Tons of babies have reflux!

princessmah · March 2010

Allie has it. We thought she was just a happy spitter at first, but then she started showing more signs of pain/reflux. Now that she is almost 4 mos, it is getting better. We are giving her Prevacid which has helped trmendously. She doesn't cry with tummy pain or do the back arching much anymore or the swallowing back/coughing on spitup. She does still spit up quite a bit (not as much as before the Prevacid) but our pedi said it is normal and there is really nothing that can be done for spitting up.

SigmundsGirl · March 2010

KKMMex:

I'm so sorry Evan has reflux!

A lot of doctors will treat reflux with Prevacid. One guru of reflux and "colic" here in Houston is a pediatric gastroenterologist named Dr. Bryan Vartabedian. He treated Sarah for excessive vomiting when she was a toddler and I've worshipped him ever since.

If you want a really comprehensive book about reflux, Dr. V wrote one called Colic Solved. I ordered it from Amazon and it was super helpful. Here is a link.

Hope your doc is able to help you with this. And no, I don't think she or he will think you're a hypochondriac. Tons of babies have reflux!

Thank you so much! I was reading as much of the book as I could on Amazon (which was a lot actually) and this seems like a fantastic book. There are sections that describe Evan's behavior to a T. Now I just need DH to run to B&N to pick up the full copy.

ThatsMyGirl08 · March 2010

Bella had reflux. We didn't put her on meds, but we did switch formulas. We started with the Gentlease, but it didn't help. So we switched to Enfamil AR and it worked wonders. The spitting up stopped immediately and she no longer cried after feeding.

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