Many 4 month olds have it.
Treatment for severe reflux in babies.
Has chronic asthma and reflux.
But when vomiting causes other problems or comes with other symptoms it may be due to acid reflux also called gastroesophageal reflux.
This procedure fundoplication is usually done only when reflux is severe enough to prevent growth or to interfere with your baby s breathing.
Gerd is also common in younger infants.
About half all babies spit up many times a day in the first 3 months of their lives.
It s unusual for infant reflux to continue after age 18 months.
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The bottom line acid reflux in an infant is a treatable.
Reflux is less frequent and less severe in breastfed babies.
They usually stop spitting up between the ages of 12 and 14 months.
The following changes may help improve.
Rarely the lower esophageal sphincter is surgically tightened to prevent acid from flowing back into the esophagus.
Reflux is very common in babies.
Most babies spit up sometimes even several times a day.
Sometimes called gastroesophageal reflux ger the condition is rarely serious and becomes less common as a baby gets older.