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  1. questionInfant Gaviscon
    Some babies with reflux will respond well to thickening their feeds. The added weight of the thickener in the food helps to keep the food from splashing around in the baby's tummy and can help keep it down. In the UK Infant Gaviscon is generally prescribed, but speak to your doctor before putti ...

  2. questionSeeking help from the medical profession
    Tips for Making your Doctor/Health Visitor Appt more productive Deciding that something isn’t quite right is probably one of the most stressful decisions to go through with a new baby. The symptoms of reflux can be very frightening for a parent to witness. Probably you have already been t ...

  3. questionCan medicines help?
    Can medicines help? There are several types of medications used in the treatment of acid reflux. Prescription medicines will be issued with tiny syringes for administering very small amounts of medicines – however we’ve found pharmacists tend to be a little ‘reserved’ wh ...

  4. questionCan prescription reflux drugs affect the stomach?
    The stomach naturally secretes Hydrochloric Acid (HCI), which works hand in hand with the protein compounds called enzymes to digest food. As a secondary benefit, HCI does a great job in dealing with potentially harmful bacteria that is swallowed with the food. Some people worry that the prescri ...

  5. questionUsing oral syringes
    General Information on taking Medicines and also using Oral Syringes Written by Helen Marshall, Pharmacist Children and babies are often prescribed doses of liquid medicine that are very small or hard to measure using a normal 5ml medicine spoon. In addition, babies and small children may not be ...

  6. questionNissen's Fundoplication - operation to treat astro-oesophageal reflux
    The following article explains the Nissen’s fundoplication operation and what to expect if your child requires this treatment. What is a Nissen’s fundoplication? A Nissen’s fundoplication is an operation used to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux. It uses the top of the stomach ...

  7. questionChiropractors & Sleep
    Many chiropractors have advanced their skills into paediatric work involving cranial expertise. The corrections made in cranial osteopathy are extremely light to touch. Sleep positioners are an excellent device for children with cranial faults or imbalances. For example if an infant has flatteni ...

  8. questionReflux & Osteopathy
    How does Cranial Osteopathy treat Reflux in babies? It aims to treat by releasing tensions or imbalances in the baby that may have occurred as a result of positioning within the womb or the birth itself. The local cause is an imbalance of the diaphragm and associated dysfunction of the oesopha ...

  9. questionWhat is Cranial Osteopathy?
    Cranial Osteopathy Osteopathy Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment which works with the structure and function of the body. The maintenance of good mechanical function is essential to good health. Problems in the framework of the body can disturb the circulatory system or nerves to ...

  10. questionDiffuculty swallowing - Dysphagia
    Dysphagia is a term that means "difficulty swallowing." It is the inability of food or liquids to pass easily from the mouth, into the throat, and down into the oesophagus to the stomach during the process of swallowing. To understand dysphagia, we must first understand how we swallow. Swallowin ...

  11. questionBarium Swallow
    The Barium Swallow is most often carried out for infants who have frequent reflux episodes or difficulty in swallowing. The test requires the patient to drink a solution of barium (metallic element barium in water). Baby will be hungry having been asked not to feed before hand for up to 12 hours ...

  12. questionBarrett's Oesophagus
    The condition is named after Dr. Norman Barrett Australian-born surgeon who described the condition in 1957. Barrett's Oesophagus is a disorder in which the lining of the oesophagus (the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach) is damaged. The damage is caused by stomach acid that ...

  13. questionSurgery
    Surgery In severe cases of reflux, a surgical procedure called Fundoplication may be performed. The word 'Fundoplication comes from the combination of two words "fundo" meaning fundus (being the top of the stomach) that pairs with "plication" meaning folded. Together they mean "folding the top ...


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