acid reflux/breastfeeding and sandiford's syndrome struggle

[elaine theodore]

hi moms, i'm new to the site and am reaching out to anyone with experience with acid reflux/breastfeeding and esp. sandifer's syndrome. my three month old daughter has reflux and we are switching to prilosec after zantac didnt' work. after months of very specific symptoms that stumped every lactation consultant and professional, i found this syndrome's symptoms and it matches my daughter's to a t. i ;have an appointment with a pedi. gi in 2 weeks. anyone have any wisdom? -elaine and ruby

[carrietorgc]

we had the same issues!!! i feel for you. you might get more hits if you post under life with a babe. prilosec is key - it works so much better than zantac. it will take 2-3 wks to see full effects, so continue zantac and make sure the zantac and prilosec are given at least 2-3 hrs apart.

if you haven't already, consider eliminating ALL dairy (even hidden, read labels) to see if that helps. it helped tons here. also soy as well if dairy doesn't help enough. alot of reflux is worsened by food intolerances.

I hope you get some relief soon! www.infantreflux.org is helpful, as is http://www.users.qwest.net/%7Efsdebra1/

[mamazig]

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but pleaserealize that it takes a long time for dairy to get outof both your systems - took us 16 days but thank god i waited it out -- really really helped symptoms! check out kellymom.com and her links at the bottom of the reflux page -- sorry nak

[snowbunny]

DS had reflux also, and he was put on zantac and the doc also wanted him on Reglan. After a month of my dietary changes, we have had no recurrence of reflux at all.

I eliminated all dairy--even hidden dairy, and all soy--even hidden soy. I also eliminated chocolate and mint as requested by my ND. After a couple of weeks on that diet, we've had no problems and were able to take him off zantac.

Good luck!

(also, I'm on a gluten-free diet--but that's for me--I just mention it because wheat/gluten can also be a trigger)