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Well Liam is 13months old, no meds except enzymes + supplments

All he is eatng now in a day is 3 bottles and maybe a cracker and some frozen

corn and hopefully a yogart. This has got progressvly worse over time. What

should I do. He is only getting about 1/2 his calorie needs. AAGGGG He dosent

want me to feed him anything, he purses his lips together now, he is reluctant

to feed him self.

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Hi ,

I'm sorry if I seem ignorant, but at 13 months,

is he still teething? My twins have always been

tube fed, and they were 14 weeks premature, so

their development was severely delayed and they

didn't start teething until they were about 10

months old, and were still developing teeth at

15 months. I understand that teething can cause

a baby to lose his appetite.

If this isn't an issue, he may have silent reflux,

and that may be causing him enough discomfort to

lead to food aversion. Talk to your GI doctor. He

or she may be able to order tests that will help

you determine if there is a medical reason for

Liam to lose his appetite.

Good luck,

C

Mommy to Mick and Alli, 3.5 yo twins wcf

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Hi,

what is it exactly this silent reflux, how is it tested and is there anything

one can do about it? My daughter is 2 years old and has no appetite at all and

still eats only mashed (?) food. She does not eat anything on her own.It is so

frustrating feeding her......

Tana (with Miriam 2 years wcf and Christian 3 years wocf)

linda conway schrieb:

> Hi ,

>

> I'm sorry if I seem ignorant, but at 13 months,

> is he still teething? My twins have always been

> tube fed, and they were 14 weeks premature, so

> their development was severely delayed and they

> didn't start teething until they were about 10

> months old, and were still developing teeth at

> 15 months. I understand that teething can cause

> a baby to lose his appetite.

>

> If this isn't an issue, he may have silent reflux,

> and that may be causing him enough discomfort to

> lead to food aversion. Talk to your GI doctor. He

> or she may be able to order tests that will help

> you determine if there is a medical reason for

> Liam to lose his appetite.

>

> Good luck,

>

> C

> Mommy to Mick and Alli, 3.5 yo twins wcf

>

>

>

>

> -------------------------------------------

> The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY

> be construed as medical advice.

>

> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

>

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Hi Tana,

I'm not sure which tests would be appropriate for

testing reflux (my kids never needed to be tested

since we definitely KNOW they have it- they throw

up almost every time they eat). There might be

a barium swallow test that is done but I think that

is to check how fast the stomach empties? Make

an appointment with your gastroenterologist and let

him know about your daughter's feeding issues.

There may be something medical he can do, like

prescribe prilosec or other reflux meds.

Good luck.

C

Mommy to Mick and Alli, 3.5 yo twins wcf

--- tana.datka@... wrote:

> Hi,

>

> what is it exactly this silent reflux, how is it

> tested and is there anything

> one can do about it? My daughter is 2 years old and

> has no appetite at all and

> still eats only mashed (?) food. She does not eat

> anything on her own.It is so

> frustrating feeding her......

>

> Tana (with Miriam 2 years wcf and Christian 3 years

> wocf)

>

>

> linda conway schrieb:

> > Hi ,

> >

> > I'm sorry if I seem ignorant, but at 13 months,

> > is he still teething? My twins have always been

> > tube fed, and they were 14 weeks premature, so

> > their development was severely delayed and they

> > didn't start teething until they were about 10

> > months old, and were still developing teeth at

> > 15 months. I understand that teething can cause

> > a baby to lose his appetite.

> >

> > If this isn't an issue, he may have silent reflux,

> > and that may be causing him enough discomfort to

> > lead to food aversion. Talk to your GI doctor. He

> > or she may be able to order tests that will help

> > you determine if there is a medical reason for

> > Liam to lose his appetite.

> >

> > Good luck,

> >

> > C

> > Mommy to Mick and Alli, 3.5 yo twins wcf

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > -------------------------------------------

> > The opinions and information exchanged on this

> list should IN NO WAY

> > be construed as medical advice.

> >

> > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY

> MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> >

> >

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Silent reflux is when the stomach juices bubble up into the throat with out ever

going over. Picture silent reflux like a percolating coffee pot. Reflux is

when that percolating pot boils over. In silent reflux it is hard to know that

kids need medicine with out tests as you don't see them puking constantly.

However their throats are raw and it makes it very hard to eat, or even want to

eat. My 5 year old had this as a baby. She would be awful at the end of the

day. Every one said colic, but I wonder if maybe a lot of colicky babies might

not have this. Hers wasn't bad enough for prescription meds so we gave her

children's mylanta 15 minutes before every meal for a long time. If you decide

to try a children's antacid remember that you need to give them one hour before

enzymes or 30 minutes after. It will make the stomach too basic and the enzymes

will break up in the stomach instead of in the small intestine.

Hope that helps.

Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf

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Hi ,

Silent reflux, as I understand it, is when someone has reflux but it doesn't

cause a cough or throwing up.

There are a few tests for it the one that was successful in dx-ing regular

reflux for our daughter is the ph probe. It is a long wire that is inserted

through the nose, down the throat to just above the stomach. the probe has

sensors and is attached to a little box that you carry with you. It will tell

the docs how many episodes of reflux your child has and how far up the throat

they came. The test lasts approx 24 hrs. When had her test she had 150

episodes that went half way up her esophagus and an additional 150 that went all

the way up to the top of her throat. 300 episodes is a whole lot of reflux.

There is also the milk scan. We were not successful with this test. The child

has to drink this thick nasty stuff. and that is a s far as we got.

wouldn't drink it, she spit it out all over me, the doc, the nurse, the

equipment, and herself. It was quite a scene!

Good luck, Reflux is a pain in the butt but it is better to have it diagnosed.

Mom of , who will be five tomorrow.

Re: Help eating issues

Hi,

what is it exactly this silent reflux, how is it tested and is there anything

one can do about it? My daughter is 2 years old and has no appetite at all and

still eats only mashed (?) food. She does not eat anything on her own.It is so

frustrating feeding her......

Tana (with Miriam 2 years wcf and Christian 3 years wocf)

linda conway schrieb:

> Hi ,

>

> I'm sorry if I seem ignorant, but at 13 months,

> is he still teething? My twins have always been

> tube fed, and they were 14 weeks premature, so

> their development was severely delayed and they

> didn't start teething until they were about 10

> months old, and were still developing teeth at

> 15 months. I understand that teething can cause

> a baby to lose his appetite.

>

> If this isn't an issue, he may have silent reflux,

> and that may be causing him enough discomfort to

> lead to food aversion. Talk to your GI doctor. He

> or she may be able to order tests that will help

> you determine if there is a medical reason for

> Liam to lose his appetite.

>

> Good luck,

>

> C

> Mommy to Mick and Alli, 3.5 yo twins wcf

>

>

>

>

> -------------------------------------------

> The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY

> be construed as medical advice.

>

> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

>

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