Re: Excessive saliva

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My son, , had severe retching for several years after his g-

tube & fundoplication was done. We never had an explanation for it

either at the time. However, looking back, I believe the reason he

retched was partly due to the tightness of the fundo & his inability

to burp. I can't remember exactly when was able to burp, but

it may have been around 8 years old. That is when I saw an

improvement in his retching. He never had the other symptoms you

mentioned though. As far as the excess saliva goes, has

always had this (still does). He simply doesn't swallow

automatically like most people do. When he was younger, we had to

remind him constantly to swallow. I still remind him occasionally,

as it is difficult to understand his speech like this. Does Andy eat

by mouth? If he has limited oral motor experience like has,

this is most likely the reason he has excess saliva. If he is not

already receiving feeding therapy, this may be something you want to

look into.

Kim C.

Subject: escessive saliva pooling / migrane type symptoms

Curious if anyone else has experienced similar problems.

Andy, currently 4, had G-tube and nicen wrap to prevent

reflux in 2003.

Since then he has experienced retching with migrane type

symptoms, ( pulling eye-lids, rubbing feet against each

other, etc. ). He started having an excessive amount of saliva that

he would hold like a chipmunk in his mouth, dispensing it at will !!!

He had his tonsils, adenoids and tube in his ears last spring. Has

helped alot but the saliva issue continues. He takes Robinul,

a drying agent to control it. E N T doctors haven't been able to

give us a reason.

The fact that he is continuously feed through the night, choking

is obviously a concern.

Anyone has any similar experiences ?