Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 hi all 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 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. > > ------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 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. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 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. > > ------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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