please help

[duaa99]

my son 18 monthes old suffers  from bad reflux with tracheoesphegal spasm,i did parioum meal for him.he can't eat solid food always cough and vomiting doctors give him malox plus but still.why he can't eat solid food like bread or rice ,please advice me .thank u

[helens31]

my son is also 18 mo and has severe reflux. he was diagnosed with epilepsy at 3 weeks of age. he is on keppra and phenobarb, but has also been on prevacid 2x day for the reflux for the last 5 mo. he eats 2nd foods still basically because he has sensory issues. the reflux has defitnately taken its course. my son wont take in the calories that he is supposed to take in. i can try to make him but it normally will make him throw it back up. he only weighs 18 lbs, which is ok .he has never been over 18.5 lbs ever. the ped GI and the ped surgeon want to put a feeding tube in him. we find out about that on the 23rd.your situation sounds alot like mine. good luck to ya

[KD9ER]

Is your child on any meds?  Is it Prevacid?  We found with my son, who had seizures because of his reflux and when he was put on Prilosec we noticed a world of difference.  He only gets bad if he gets a cold, but otherwise functions like a "healthy" child.  It took a good 4 months to stop the seizures all together, but the vomitting and aspirations stopped within 3 weeks of starting it.  He was able to keep food down and we were actually told to put him on jarred food mixed with rice cereal to keep his reflux down.  It worked and he's a very happy boy.  
I would discuss medications with your doctor.  Maybe the medicine isn't doing anything and that is why your child can't eat whole foods.  Although it could have something to do with the spasms.  I just know what worked for us and Prilosec was our life saver!  It really is "healing".  

Best of luck.  Please keep posting.  Let us know what the doctors recommend and what is suggested.  

-K

[ChitChatNine]

There isn't a pedi GI but there is an adult one you can try to ask.

Laryngospasms are very important I've been told in case of emergency if the esophogus is smaler in size than avg. ones.  This is what the medic alert people told me when my daughter had her medic bracelet made for her bee sting allergy.

By the way, she is 15 and not had another episode since the reflux is gone!

Not sure on the acitve ingredient but go onto the top in to the Health Topics and there is a very comprehensive drug database sure to find your answer!

Cheryl

[duaa99]

yes,u r on right-the ped.told me he has laryngospasm plus reflux.and i want to connect pedi GI in the forum if it possible .what the active ingred. of prevacid?thanks

[ChitChatNine]

I am not familiar enough with his condition to be able to answer your ? but wanted to say hello and maybe some others may jump on in to help you.  What do they suggest?  Any type of sensory therapy (oral) to help with these spasms?  My daughter suffered from laryngospasms and aspirated once .. she was about 12 yrs old at the time .... but hers settled down on its own after the reflux was under control; in her case the hot acid coming up caused her airway to close down to protect the lungs and she would stop breathing for a few secs .. very scary muscle spasm.

Do they think Prevacid or of the like may help?  Could his issue be from acid reflux causing his esophagus to constantly spasm and, thus, when it detects food it automatically does this?  

Are you seeing a Pedi GI .. that is very important.

WELCOME

Cheryl