I know I had just asked a question about my son having acid reflux, but what are most of the symptoms?? If your child had it, how did you know?? What signs were there?? And about what age did you realize it?? Thanks Again!!!
My son only screams while being burped or after. If it was reflux would it be other times also??
My son is 4 months old
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY BABY HAS REFLUX OR GERD?
Some symptoms of reflux or GERD include:
constant or sudden crying or colic like symptoms
irritability and pain
poor sleep habits typically with frequent waking
arching their necks and back during or after eating
spitting-up or vomiting
wet burp or frequent hiccups
frequent ear infections or sinus congestion
refusing food or accepting only a few bites despite being hungry or the exact opposite requiring constant small meals or liquid
food/oral aversions
anemia
excessive drooling
running nose, sinus infections
swallowing problems, gagging, choking
chronic hoarse voice
frequent red, sore throat without infection present
apnea
chronic ear infections
respiratory problems—pneumonia, bronchitis, wheezing, asthma, night-time cough, aspiration
gagging themselves with their fingers or fist (sign of esophagitis)
poor weight gain, weight loss, failure to thrive
erosion of dental enamel
neck arching (Sandifer’s Syndrome)
bad breath
my niece was diagnosed with GERD at a few weeks old
this is a good site to read up on
http://heartburn.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=heartburn&cdn=health&tm=9&gps=167_513_1020_556&f=20&su=p247.3.140.ip_p284.8.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.infantrefluxdisease.com/
best of luck to you and your little one
My son would wake up from a sound sleep screaming like he was hurting and scream the same way right after eating and being burped
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in an adult your chest burns inside and also you can feel your throat burning, and you burp alot and sometimes it hurts when you do because the acid is coming up,, not a pleasant feeling, how old is your son?
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You would have a burning sensation within your upper chest.A bad sour taste in your throat and mouth.
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http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/default.htm This link should help you with a good answer.Best of luck.
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HOW DO I KNOW IF MY BABY HAS REFLUX OR GERD?
Some symptoms of reflux or GERD include:
constant or sudden crying or colic like symptoms
irritability and pain
poor sleep habits typically with frequent waking
arching their necks and back during or after eating
spitting-up or vomiting
wet burp or frequent hiccups
frequent ear infections or sinus congestion
refusing food or accepting only a few bites despite being hungry or the exact opposite requiring constant small meals or liquid
food/oral aversions
anemia
excessive drooling
running nose, sinus infections
swallowing problems, gagging, choking
chronic hoarse voice
frequent red, sore throat without infection present
apnea
chronic ear infections
respiratory problems—pneumonia, bronchitis, wheezing, asthma, night-time cough, aspiration
gagging themselves with their fingers or fist (sign of esophagitis)
poor weight gain, weight loss, failure to thrive
erosion of dental enamel
neck arching (Sandifer’s Syndrome)
bad breath
my niece was diagnosed with GERD at a few weeks old
this is a good site to read up on
http://heartburn.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=heartburn&cdn=health&tm=9&gps=167_513_1020_556&f=20&su=p247.3.140.ip_p284.8.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.infantrefluxdisease.com/
best of luck to you and your little one
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i new straight away something was wrong but didn’t no what. my son screamed (not cried) as soon as he woke he didnt feed properly. it hurt to suck. he wasn’t easy to burp and screamed all the way through he would pass out from exhaustion and we would get about an hours sleep and then scream again. this went on 24/7. get a referal to a pediatricion and get medication its the only thing that helped my son and me.
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If the esophagus has become damaged enough by acide backsplash, the opening to the stomach doesn’t open and close properly. In that case two things can happen (and they both happened to me):
1. When a person is lying flat or sleeping, stomach contents can back up into the espophagus. If the fluids get far enough, the person can start to choke when the stuff gets into the windpipe. A sleeping person would awaken choking on harsh stomach fluids that burn at least as bad as a heartburn. If the amount of fluid is a lot, the person will "vomit". I put "vomit" in quotes because there’s no retching at all – the stomach contents just flow out because the opening to the esophagus doesn’t close correctly.
2. If the opening to the stomach is continuously irritated and damaged this way, it can become inflamed and swell shut. Then the person will have a lot of trouble swallowing things. This was easily fixed in my case by a surgeon using some kind of dilating tool. I was put out for the operation, didn’t feel a thing. There were no incisions since he went in through the mouth.
I should add that prescription and over-the-counter acid blockers such as Prilosec and Prevacid have completely controlled the situation. I never get heartburn or "night choking" any more, but I have to make sure I take that med every day!
BTW Prevacid is pretty expensive but Prilosec is now sold over the counter and can be bought on sale for about $30.00 for a month’s supply. All things considered when it comes to medication these days, that’s not such a bad deal.
Good luck,
Big Al Mintaka
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my son had it, he arched his back and cried while eating, and spit up lot! He HATED laying down! And you can look on babycenter.com and type in GERD for the search, thats how I figured my son had it. He was 2-3 weeks when it started.
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He could still have it even if he is not crying all the time. My son was diagnosed right away bu the never cried he just spit up after almost every meal. They did a test on him were he had to drink something and then did x rays. They did this because it was so soon after birth that they wanted to make sure his intestines were right. The signs are spiting up a lot, pain, sometimes the spit up has a sour smell or the burps have a sour smell do to the acid. Always being hungry , sometimes they have a wheezing sound almost like they have a cold. Its just where the acid has come up. This is some of the things my son had. He was real bad and he took medicines and was even given a half a teaspoon of mylanta when it seem real bad.
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My daughter was 2months old when she was diagnosed. Her Dr. realized she wasn’t really gainning weight and she spit up a lot and would choke when drinking her bottle. She took an upper Gi xray and it proved positive so she was given a medicine to help her and her dr also recommended I sit her up during feeding and put cereal in her milk to help keep the food down. She is 4yrs old and no longer has it.
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