What is acid reflux in children? What is a silent reflux in children? How to diagnose acid reflux in children? What are the symptoms of acid reflux in children? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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after meal. This gives a lot of trouble by the new mammage, which
often just does not know how to handle a child who constantly jumps and
spits just eaten. Gastroesophageal reflux causes a child
A lot of inconvenience, makes him a capricious and irritable.
Acid gastroesophageal
Reflux is characterized by frequent bumping attacks shortly after eating. With absence
Reflux treatment may prevent the normal growth and development of the child. Learn about typical
Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in children and methods of treating this
disorders.
What is acidic
reflux W Children
Reflux in children is completely called
«Gastroesophageal reflux» (GER). Reflux is usually caused by muscle relaxation
Rings separating the esophagus and stomach. Reflux is a consequence of poor coordination
Between the organs of the top department of the digestive system. Some children
Acid reflux can be caused by the pathological anatomy of the esophagus. Reflux also
may occur when the stomach is filled with, and the child coughes, pokes or
Shouts, thereby reinforcing pressure on the stomach. During the attack of acid reflux
The child feels discomfort and crying, as the gastric acid falls into
esophagus and causes irritation.
Most children suffering from acid
reflux, symptoms appear in the first week. This disorder slows down
child and weight gain. If the kid often jumps and feels discomfort
During food, perhaps the reason why Gastroesophageal Reflux. Children
Often over time, acid reflux develops. To monitor this
Disorders Parents recommend feeding a child more thick food. After consuming thick kask, the child is less crying and
less often jumps. It is also recommended to keep
child in a vertical position after feeding - baby can not put on
back to change diaper. When reflux is recommended breast
Freshing.
To reduce the secretion of gastric
Pediatrician juice prescribes medicinal treatment. Some drugs improve work
stomach and digestive system, which significantly reduces manifestations
Acid reflux in children. Timely drug intake is very important in the treatment
Reflux in children. Since medicinal products are better absorbed in the body
small children sometimes need to increase the frequency of reception of drugs. Sometimes for
The treatment of reflux is prescribed antacids (anti-acid), for example,
Ranitidine, Famotidin and Nizatidin. If a child is allergic to a certain drug
or its components, it is necessary to replace it with a hypoallergenic agent.
What is a silent reflux in children
Acid reflux in children not
Always accompanied by jigging. Sometimes children swallow food arriving back
from the stomach, and sometimes the amount of food is not enough to join. However,
Such acid reflux seizures are very harmful to the esophagus. Silent
Acid reflux can be a reason for concern if the child is not
gets the required amount of nutrients and therefore it grows poorly and not
adds in weight. Among the instrumental diagnostic methods is the most
Informative are 24-hour pH-metry
and functional diagnostic tests. Reflux is aggravated by the presence of allergies. In some cases, food from the stomach falls
In the lungs, which leads to chronic cough or asthma.
How to diagnose acid reflux in children
Radiography of the esophagus and stomach
Using barium -
Diagnostic procedure in which the child swallows a small amount
Barium, which, falling into the digestive tract, outlines the contours of the esophagus,
throat and intestines, which gives a doctor the opportunity to observe the traveling of food in
stomach. But this procedure helps to identify the reasons for reflux only if
The child is experiencing an attack of reflux during radiography. IN
The quality of this diagnostic procedure is given to swallow
Barium, and a radioactive solution, and then with X-ray radiation
Determine the frequency of reflux seizures. Endoscopy (method
diagnostic study of internal organs with optical lighting
instruments) helps better consider the oral cavity, esophagus and stomach
child and reveal the reasons for reflux.
What are the symptoms of acid reflux in children
Basic Symptoms of Acid Reflux
In children - a slight gain in weight or rapid weight loss. The child has,
suffering from acid reflux, all symptoms do not always appear. In essence, in
case of silent acid reflux is very difficult to diagnose disorder
At the early stage. Symptoms of acid reflux in children appear during
feeding, and the rest of the time they are practically imperceptible.
- Frequent attacks of suffocation
- Burning in chest
- Excess salivation
- Permanent Icota
- Difficulty swallowing, vomit movement, suffocation
- Rough voice
- Disgust to food
- Chronic ear infections
To reduce the manifestations of reflux
It is recommended to stimulate the baby repeatedly joining during
Feeding. Try while feeding is not pressed on the belly of the baby,
It is also desirable to reduce feeding portions and increase its frequency.
