Re: pH probe

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Hi ,

I am an expert at this pH probe stuff. All 3 of my kids have had

this done. The pH scale ranges from 0-14, with 7 being neutral (this

is the pH of water). This is actually what we would like to see in

our kids. Any number below 7 starts to fall into the acidic range.

If you get the numbers 5 or 6, that really isn't too bad. If the

number is 4 or lower, this is not a good situation. However, you

have to keep in mind what you are feeding your child at the time.

For example, if your child was drinking orange juice or soda, the pH

would be lower (somewhere between 2 and 3). Basically (no pun

intended), any numbers you see above 7, indicates a basic solution.

If your child was drinking milk, the pH should be higher, maybe 8 or

9. However, if your child is drinking milk, and you see the numbers

go down to 3 or 4, then there's a good chance there is reflux. You

should never see the numbers go to the extremes - a 0 or a 1 is the

acidity of battery acid or sulfuric acid, and a 13 or a 14 is the pH

of bleach and liquid drain cleaner. Autumn's numbers from 6 - 8

would indicate no reflux, but the 3's might be significant. However,

I will tell you that for my non-RSS daughter (who had the worst

reflux of all my kids), her pH probe rarely showed low numbers. I

was so upset during the testing, because I thought the test would not

show reflux, and I knew she had it! It turned out that she had 384

episodes of reflux in 24 hours! I have no idea why the numbers

didn't show this, but I could only see them when I pressed the

button for an event. And about pressing those buttons, don't worry if

you think you missed some things you were supposed to record. The

machine records everything regardless of whether you push any buttons

or not. The reason they want you to press the buttons is to

correlate the results with what the patient was doing at the time

(i.e. if reflux happened every time the patient laid down, but not

when sitting up). In addition to telling how many episodes of reflux

the child had in 24 hours, the doctor will also tell you how long the

longest episode lasted. Hope this info helped.

Kim C.

On Oct 14, 2005, at 8:17 PM, RSS-Support wrote:

> Subject: Can anyone interpret ph probe reading?

>

> Hi. I havn't gotten results but I did watch the numbers during

> Autumns

> ph probe study. Then were average of 7 ranging from upper 6 to mid 8

> but usually 7 during normal times then in the 3's when eating and

> drinking. Does this mean anythign to anyone?

>

> mom to Autumn 20.5 mos RSS, Summer, Skye, Ocean

>