Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hi Guys: Have a question for you. Today when I went to pickup Leah at school they commented on her very smelly burps. Even one of the kids sitting next to her said something. Leah had a little reflux this morning according to my husband after she ate her breakfast. She is fighting a cold; but nothing major. Her appetite isn't really there, either today. She passed up snack time at school; then we went to Funset Blvd (an indoor arcade place) and she barely had one small square of pizza. She drank a little water and also diluted Pepsi. When she sat on the toilet to go to the bathroom, she burped and I could smell it. whew. So wondering what this could mean. Anything at all? I'll keep an eye on her eating and drinking because that is sending a little warning signal to me. Thanks. Nerenhausen mom to Leah P.S. We went to the next phase of her development and we will be getting an electric/manual wheelchair come May. Electric for school and manual for our home and summer place. Can't believe we are at that next step of her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 , Different smells can mean different things. If the burps smell like vomit, I'd bet that your DD was refluxing. Sweet smells can be a sign of diabetes. What did it smell like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Hi : It just smells like the food she had eaten. So I guess may be vomit. I took her to her doctor and he put her on Zantac for reflux. He didn't even question anything. He asked the same question about did it smell like vomit. I guess I didn't feel it smelled like vomit because that is such an awful smell. But it sure wasn't sweet smelling. Anyway, he wants a call in after being on it for 48 hours, then once a week, and then a followup in a month. I love the way he is on top of things with Leah. Last night she slept through the night so I believe it is already helping her. Will know from school if she does any refluxing there. Thanks for the input. Nerenhausen mom to Leah > > > , > > Different smells can mean different things. If the burps smell like vomit, I'd bet > that your DD was refluxing. Sweet smells can be a sign of diabetes. What did > it smell like? > > > > > > > > > Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 , They most likely won't be able to tell at school if Leah is refluxing. I would check her closely to see if the Zantac is helping. Our took it as an infant. I did not like it because it has 4 time a day dosing. It does not last long so you need to take it often. There are meds that require one time a day dosing in adults. Kids often do better with twice a day dosing (prilosec, previcid, nexium, protonix, etc). An EGD to check for esophageal erosions or a pH probe to check for reflux may be in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi : We only do the Zantac twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening. I believe they watch Leah closely at school because they will comment every now and then about her spitting up. So that could be major reflux happening. So far she is back to sleeping soundly at night. No coughing in the middle of the night and fussing. But our ped is watching it closely in the way he wants reports weekly on her and then a followup in a month. But I will be questioning if she should have any testing done to confirm it all. Will keep your email or print it out so I have the information you suggested so I don't forget to aske about a certain doctor doing the test. Thanks for the input. Now we are doing this, this is a whole new medical area for me, (my husband) and Leah. What else should we be looking for in reflux? As I said, this is all so new to me. Nerenhausen mom to Leah > > > , > > They most likely won't be able to tell at school if Leah is refluxing. I would > check her closely to see if the Zantac is helping. Our took it as an infant. > I did not like it because it has 4 time a day dosing. It does not last long so you > need to take it often. There are meds that require one time a day dosing in > adults. Kids often do better with twice a day dosing (prilosec, previcid, nexium, > protonix, etc). > > An EGD to check for esophageal erosions or a pH probe to check for reflux > may be in order. > > > > > > > > > > > Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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