Is your child a fussy eater who doesn’t usually have an appetite or can’t keep down the food he or she does eat? These could be the signs of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Here are some tips from the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, where we have pediatric gastroenterologists ready to help children who may have this health issue.
Spit Happens
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is common in infants, and most babies outgrow it by the age of one. GER occurs during or after a meal when stomach contents go back into the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. GER occurs often in normal infants. Most infants with GER are happy and healthy even though they spit up or vomit. Spitting up tends to peak at four months and most infants stop spitting up by 12 months of age.
