"My son is nearly 28 mths and still on 10 mg. He's been on it since 10 weeks so doesn't know any different! We still dissolve in water and syringe it, except he now mixes it in the egg cup and then suck s the syringe like a straw!
We give…"
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Omeprazole-how best to give this?
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Hi everyone,Just wondered if anyone has any advice about to give omeprazole to slightly older children?My little girl is 15 months old now & has been on this medicine for a long time now & I…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sara B Jul 22, 2011.
Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?
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Hi everyone,My little girl was diagnosed with silent reflux as 7 weeks old & it is now managed by omeprazole & gaviscon at 10 monthts. She still really isnt that great though & our nights…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jenny Rawling Feb 18, 2011.
Referral to consultant
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Hi everyone,I am hoping you might be able to offer me some advice. To cut a very long story short my little girl was diagnosed with silent reflux at around 8 weeks and has been on all sorts of…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Katie Wood Feb 3, 2011.
Newbie, just wanted to say hello and ask some advice
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Hi everyone,I have just stumbled across this site in a desperate Google search looking for some answers to silent reflux. I am so sorry you are all going through the same thing but it was such a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Anna Curtis Jan 13, 2011.
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Kerry replied to Katie Wood's discussion Omeprazole-how best to give this?"hi there. ds is 23 months and we now dissolve the tablet into some water and put it in a cup and he drinks it himself. i have to say the 15-18 month time was hard as he kept refusing to take the meds. in the end we used to mix it with some…"
natasha27 replied to Katie Wood's discussion Omeprazole-how best to give this?"hi hun my lr sienna is just 11 months and on 10mg i just pop the whole tablet on to a spoon with some youghurt the pead recomended this as its easier than disolving it the only thing you have to be careful of is that she dosn't chew it as it…"
Katie Wood posted a discussionOmeprazole-how best to give this?
Hi everyone,Just wondered if anyone has any advice about to give omeprazole to slightly older children?My little girl is 15 months old now & has been on this medicine for a long time now & I havealways dissolved the tablets in water & mixed it with apple purée or juice. The problem is sheis now getting wise to it & starting to refuse it. I wondered if she is old enough to have the tabletswhole yet, how do you give it to your little ones?Also, have you been told the best time of…See More
Jenny Rawling replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"The standard blood tests look for a type of antibody called IgE which is what mediates Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions (think peanut allergy, hayfever etc) but CMPI can be caused by other types of antibody which gives a milder delayed reaction or…"
Katie Wood replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"Thanks so much for your comments, they are really helpful. It is just so hard to know & I am always looking for the answer. Isabelle is such a happy little thing in the daytime but she is up screaming pretty much every hour from around 11pm. I…"
Clare Jenkins replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"My son was dairy free on Neocate from 10wks.
When i introduced yoghurts all seemed ok, no side effects. Except when i looked back at the diary id kept his sleep had deteriorated gradually over the 6 wks of eating them. The paed said he has…"
Emma replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"There are blood tests but they only show allergies that affect immune system and often these allergies affect the gut (someone clarify). I only found that out yesterday. I thought both of mine had intolerances but was told by my dietician hybrid…"
Katie Wood replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"Thanks so much for replying Emma, that is really helpful. Isabelles nappys are generally quite normal I think & she hasnt suffered from constipation for a while now. It is hard to know with the other symptoms as she doesnt sleep at all well…"
Emma replied to Katie Wood's discussion Can anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?"Hi katie
Both of my kids are cmpi which means cows milk protein intolerant.
It is estimated that as much as 80% of reflux cases are caused by allergies or intolerances of more commonly milk proteins and soya proteins however there are…"
Katie Wood posted a discussionCan anyone offer advice on food intolerances please?
Hi everyone,My little girl was diagnosed with silent reflux as 7 weeks old & it is now managed by omeprazole & gaviscon at 10 monthts. She still really isnt that great though & our nights are terrible.Since I have started using this site I keep seeing the words cmpi & people talking about food intolerances. This has never been mentioned to us by drs but I am starting to wonder if Isabelle might have something like this. So my question really is, how do you know? Someone said we…See More
Katie Wood replied to Katie Wood's discussion Referral to consultant"Hi Kerry,
Thanks so much for your post, it has really given me hope :o) I am so glad your little one is much better now.
Isabelle is always terrible from 11pm so that all makes perfect sense and she is often desperate for a feed so…"
Kerry replied to Katie Wood's discussion Referral to consultant"yep sounds familiar!!! the night times are always going to be the hardest as they are laying flat. and the older they are the less able you are to incline them. i was also told by a friend who is a doctor that night times will also be…"
Katie Wood replied to Katie Wood's discussion Referral to consultant"Hello again,
Thanks for all your comments. After a very unsuccessful trip to our GP and a terrible night last night we have decided to bite the bullet and pay to see Dr Shah, we just need some advice as she seems to keep getting worse when in…"
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