Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hi all, Henry (3ys, 29lbs, 36in) had a Nissen, G-Tube and Pyloro 16 months ago and I immediately noticed the positive impact the surgery had on his reflux. Well, now he is back with the same reflux issues prior to surgery and Dr. H has put him on Prilosec in the AM and Zantac in the PM. He will not take a pill and the oral suspension of Prevacid just seemed a bit risky with the grandules going through the G-Tube, so she is recommending a liquid preparation of Prilosec. Does anyone have experience with the liquid prep? Is it as effective as opening up a capsule and putting the contents in apple juice? I know with Prevacid and Prilosec it is all about the little grandules - not crushing them so they work over a period of time. The drawback to the liquid prep is you lose that over time concept because the grandules are put into solution. The other issue with the liquid prep is needing to go to a compounding pharmacy which naturally is not the CVS we go to for all his other meds. This issue is a total personal guilt Mom thing because the reality of getting to this special pharmacy is just another addition to the list - the one we all have that never gets smaller! Any suggestions? Grazie, -Mount Vernon NY, (Henry 3 almost 4 RSS, 8 nonRSS) PS. Do you really need 4oz of water for a full dose of Miralax? I hate using up space in his stomach with something that is not going to add calories. His gastric emptying is ridiculously slow and 4oz just seems like a bit much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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