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