Acid Reflux In Babies

Acid reflux in babies is common, especially during after being delivered. Actually, more than half of all infants experience the symptoms during the first three months of life. The condition can be very painful for babies because it causes unpleasant burning sensation at the back of the throat as well as the upper chest area. More so, with infant acid reflux, you cannot easily identify it.

The possible symptoms for acid reflux in babies include spitting up. It is considered the most common symptoms in infant acid reflux. Spitting up does not have an adverse effect on most babies other than on their appearance. A baby that has acid reflux can spit up frequently and be perfectly healthy. That is one reason also why it is hard to identify if your baby has acid reflux already. Extreme pickiness in foods, refusal to eat even though hungry, gagging or choking, weight loss, bad breath, and frequent sore throat are also some of the manifestations. Because acid is more likely to back up into the esophagus while lying down, the parents should also observe for frequents waking of their babies.

If you observed these symptoms of acid reflux in babies in your infant, you should act immediately and bring your baby to the pediatrician for diagnosis. Usually, tests are conducted like blood and urine test to exclude other cause of vomiting and weight loss, esophageal pH monitoring through a small tube that is placed in the esophagus for 24 hours, and upper endoscopy that also involves the use of a small tube with a camera to view the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter. But not all the test for acid reflux in babies will be conducted. You should not worry because these tests are not painful to your baby but uncomfortable but not as uncomfortable as having acid reflux.

All parents only want their babies to be healthy other than to be always beautiful and lovable. Thus, having acid reflux worries any parent so much.
Acid Reflux in babies can be easily prevented and be treated if you are alert enough not to neglect these simple symptoms that your baby exhibits.