This is a special x ray test.
Treatment for baby reflux.
How and when to feed your baby.
Add rice cereal to your baby s bottle of formula or breastmilk.
Your child will swallow a long thin tube with a probe at the tip which will stay in his esophagus for 24.
Burp them more often.
Doctors often prescribe ppis for long term gerd treatment.
Infant reflux usually clears up by itself.
Barium swallow or upper gi series.
How to treat silent reflux if treatment is needed your child s pediatrician may recommend gerd medications such as h2 blockers or proton pump inhibitors to help reduce the amount of acid made by.
Check with the doctor about how much to add.
An infant needs to be given these medicines on an empty stomach so that his or her stomach acid can make them work.
Your doctor will start with a physical exam and questions about your baby s symptoms.
Your baby may be more likely to have reflux and to spit up when their stomach is too full.
If the mixture is too thick you can change the nipple size or cut a little x in the nipple to make the opening larger.
Increasing the frequency.
Giving your baby smaller more frequent feedings.
Ppis are better at treating gerd symptoms than h2 blockers.
Sometimes your child may need more tests such as.
If your baby is.
Give more frequent feedings.
2 they can heal the esophageal lining in infants.
Check bottle and nipple size.
Your child will drink a chalky substance to highlight.
Thicken breast milk or formula.
