The child refuses to eat, cries in coincidence of feedings because each causes the swallowing pain, often turning her head to one side (to decrease the reflux), and regurgitation are streaks of blood.
Other manifestations of this disease are: weight loss (because eating less), coughing after eating (well away reflux), hoarseness (acid burns in the throat), with a possible crisis of apnea cyanosis (the child has bluish lips), laryngospasm (i.e., the child has difficulty breathing. (more…)
Generic Nexium, also known as esomeprazole, is an inhibitor of the proton pump (PPI), approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001 as an effective treatment for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly known as GERD. Nexium provides long-lasting reduction in the production of stomach acid and is the most potent inhibitor of acid secretion currently available in the market. Generic Nexium also has proved effective in the treatment of duodenal ulcers, especially when administered in conjunction with common antibiotic drugs.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), is a form of gastroenteritis that affects approximately 20% of the adult population. It is caused by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, either by viral or bacterial contaminants from the food or undercooked meat or by the rise of excess stomach acid. In the latter case, gastrointestinal pain and discomfort comes from too much acidity in the stomach.
The contents of the stomach up into the esophagus, which is the tube into the stomach, containing a combination of acids, enzymes and some bile. This lethal combination of content creates an irritation in the esophageal wall that, unlike the stomach wall is protected. (more…)
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