Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in children

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in children can cause great harm to our body. It seriously affects our appetite and the health of our esophagus, and can also cause heartburn symptoms. Therefore, we recommend that you control these symptoms. In our daily life, when we treat gastroesophageal reflux in children, we need to eat some alkaline foods, and we can pat the children's backs more often to relieve the symptoms.

Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants

When you're feeding your baby, try to hold him or her upright, and burp him or her gently during or after feeding. If possible, reducing the amount of breast milk or formula you give at each feeding may also help. You can compensate for the reduced amount of milk you give by feeding more often.

For formula-fed babies, you can also try adding some baby rice cereal to their food, or try baby food that already has rice cereal mixed in. But before doing so, it's best to consult your pediatrician whether you should try this method and how to add rice cereal. Although none of these measures are guaranteed to make your baby feel better, and sometimes they may even make your baby's temper worse, you can at least try these methods before taking your baby to the doctor.

If you think your baby has gastroesophageal reflux, you should take him to see a doctor. Your pediatrician will be able to tell you that your baby does not really have reflux, and he or she will be able to help you relieve your baby's pain. At first, your doctor may prescribe medicine for your baby. Antacids or acid blockers work immediately for some babies with gastroesophageal reflux, and most babies can tolerate antacids such as children's formulations of calcium carbonate preparations, as well as small doses of acid suppressants such as cimetidine and ranitidine. However, be aware that you cannot give these medicines to your baby without consulting a doctor.

In order to help you better control the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in children in your life, we recommend that you adopt the treatment methods introduced in the article in your life. For children's gastroesophageal reflux disease, as long as we avoid giving children spicy food, reduce the amount of food they eat and pat their backs more often, the symptoms will gradually improve.