Re: Re: reflux question/delayed emptying test

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Hi Jody,

Dasia's Dr. said that if the meds didn't control the reflux, he'd do an

emptying study, that it would also show how much she is refluxing. I guess this

would determine if she needs a 2nd surgery. Did Liam have this test? I forgot to

ask the Dr. what the test involves?? Anyone know? Also, since we switched from

Nutren to Peptamen her stools have been soft, so no more worries there.

Jody & Damian wrote:

Hi

remeber with reflux medication, all it does is neutralize the acid

in the stomach, it does not stop whats in the stomach coming up into

the throat.

Although you may have stopped the acid burning Dasia, it will still

be coming up. This may be the cause of her deep breaths and

swallowing.

Liam does exactly the same thing, he is on prilosec and zantac. We

have worked very hard to get his rate of feed to a point where he

does not show these symptoms eg his pump can only go at 55mls

overnight and he can only have 150mls in an hour 3 x a day during

the day, if we try more he doesnt tolerate it.

The surgery Dasia had was that for a gtube because the gtube can

often exaserbate reflux.

Also how are her bowels, if Liam is constipated his reflux is worse

everything is slower stomach doesnt empty, more reflux.

Hope all this helps

Jody(mum to Liam RSS 4 12kg 91cm gtube losec zantac ght movicol)

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> Hi Everyone. Sorry it's been so long. There has been so much going

> on, and I'm just barely hangin in there, hopefully all I have to

say

> is 1st trimester and you'll all understand! On top of that I've

had

> complications with Dasia. After surgery, she developed what seemed

> to be pretty severe reflux. She began vomiting her feedings about

> once a day, usually in the morning, she'd start coughing halfway

> through her feedings, and I'd know to stop it, that she was going

to

> vomit. One time in between feedings she spit up plain stomach

acid,

> it was on her clothes strong, but you couldn't see it, and she

would

> touch her cheeks and say owe. After I described her symptoms to

the

> Dr., of course he prescribed prevacid. She's been on it for 4

days,

> and most of the symptoms have gone away, but I sometimes see her

> taking deep breaths and swallowing. But I don't know if that is

from

> feeling so full from her feedings or she's still experiencing

> reflux. Now I'm worried the reflux is bad enough that the medicine

> will not be enough, that she'll need the nissen procedure. So

that's

> my question, did her symptoms seem so severe, that medicine may

not

> take care of the problem? Any input will be greatly appreciated!

> Thanks Everyone!

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