Just recently my sons a 1 and 2 year old were diagnosed with Reflux! The doctor give my oldest Previcid and both of them he said to give tums after each meal! I have been trying hard to make sure they get the doses theyre suppose too, but they dont eat regular meals... they dont like to eat very well... I fight with them to eat theyre meals! Ive tried several different types of meals and they only eat with the family when they want too... So after that i just try to get them to eat snacks to give them their medicine!!! I guess my questions are: How can i get them to eat and take their meds. alot easier???? Is previcid actually safe for a 2 year old?? Are tums safe for either one of them???? I know when i get them to eat and take the meds. they sleep through the night, where when i wasnt giving them the meds. (my oldest) would wake up every night SCREAMING!!!!!! So it is helping, its just so hard to get them to take the meds and eat regular meals with the family! PLEASE HELP....
2006-10-01 19:31:09 · 2 answers · asked by busybody 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Follow your docs advice and give the prevacid to the child for whom it is prescribed...both of them if it's prescribed that way. Same goes for the Tums.
Prevacid is an acid blocker, preventing too much gastric acid from being released. Tums works by changing the pH of the acid in the stomach...making it less "acidic", therefore less likely to cause irritation.
Try to get them to eat foods they like. Your child probably woke up because the acid in his stomach traveled up his esophagus (food tube) in his sleep...it is not a pleasant experience - very uncomfortable.
Follow your doctor's advice and call them back if you have any more questions. Good luck!
2006-10-01 19:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by vamedic4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be tough...but better...realize you are so vastly smarter and trickier and clever then they are....use your wisdom to take control..do not give up
2006-10-02 03:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋