Thickening the food is thought to help stop stomach contents from sloshing up into the esophagus.
Acid reflux medicine for babies.
Whether you are giving your baby breast milk or formula milk thickening it a little with some rice cereal can help in treating acid reflux in babies.
Gastric antisecretory agents help reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces and are the gerd medications most commonly prescribed for infants.
The procedure called fundoplication is usually reserved for babies whose reflux causes severe breathing problems or prevents growth.
The chamomile flower contains constituents that have properties that reduce spasms in the body as well as are light sedatives too.
For acid reflux in babies chamomile is also known to work wonders.
When it is necessary a fundoplication is the most often performed surgery.
Most babies spit up sometimes even several times a day.
But when vomiting causes other problems or comes with other symptoms it may be due to acid reflux also called gastroesophageal reflux.
Has poor weight gain and more conservative treatments haven t worked.
There are two kinds of antisecretory agents that.