Pyloric stenosis in 6 week old?!?!?!?

Question

Can anyone tell me the symptoms of this in a 6 week old baby boy??? I do not know whats wrong with him but i need some ideas

Answer 1

Projectile vomiting that gets progressively worse is typically the main symptom.

Answer 2

For some reason the outlet of the stomach narrows so that milk cannot enter the small intestine. The stomach contracts intensely, but with nowhere to go but up, the baby vomits violently so that milk can be ejected several feet. (With usual spitting up, milk just rolls out of the mouth and over the chin.) The infant progressively loses weight, becomed dehydrated and goes into electrolyte imbalance. Rather simple surgery is necessary to correct this. The infant is given iv fluids to correct any acidosis and electrolyte imbalance, then under anesthesia the surgeon makes a small incision and cuts the muscle wall of the pylorus, the part of the stomach that connects with the small intestine.

A physician can sometimes see reverse peristaltic waves on the abdominal wall and can feel an "olive" that represents the overgrown pylorus. In the past few decades ultrasound has been used to make the diagnosis earlier and perhaps more conclusively.

There is no satisfactory non-surgical treatment for pyloric stenosis. Thickened feedings are passe and ineffective. Delay risks serious dehydration and worse. An infant undergoing surgery for pyloric stenosis is often home in two days, sometimes sooner.

Answer 3

My husband had pyloric stenosis when he was born.

The problem is when a part of the intestine is in such a position that the fluid (breastmilk or formula) can not get through, sort of like a water hose which has been kinked. This causes projectile vomiting, failure to thrive (because of lack of nourishment), etc.

In the early 60's, they initially thought my husband was being abused/neglected but found the problem. He had surgery to correct it, and there was no problem afterwards.

Our son was born with a ventral hernia. Upon talking to his surgeon, we learned that the surgery my husband had is now done with two very small incisions (the one my husband had literally crossed his tiny body diagonally).

If you suspect that a problem exists, you need to consult your son's pediatrician asap. Whether it is indeed pyloric stenosis or another issue, it needs to be tended to immediately.

I am sure the link provided in another answer, or one of the many available in a search, will provide some answers. However, try not to self-diagnose and consult the pediatrician for the most accurate diagnosis which can lead to help.

I wish you the best!

Answer 4

inability to keep formula or breast milk down, weight loss, lethargy, i would be hard pressed to say that a 6 week old has this, they would deteriorate to rapidly especially in the summer time with all the heat. Try GERD Gastroesophageal reflux, is the baby vommiting all feedings or just some? You need to have upper GI to rule out Stenosis, then there are reflux tests, also could be formula allergy or intolerence. Get a GI doc refferal.
Good luck

Answer 5

My brother had it when he was around 7 weeks. He drinks his formula and then throws it all up..and not talking about a lil bit it's more like half the bottle and then throws the rest of it up later on. What happens is they drink it and it goes to their stomach but then there's a muscle or something that blocks the passage from the stomach to the intestines..so they get filled up and no where for it to go and they throw it up.
Like i said my brother had it and he had surgery...they did an incision by his belly button and afterwards he was sooo hungry and they start out by giving him a few oz.'s at a time and then gradually add more as time goes by and then he should be good. My brother had no problems after that and the doc said that it's normal that alot of baby boys get it.

Answer 6

My daughter has reflux so i think your soreness. she additionally has a milk protein intolerance so she would be in a position to't have milk based formulation...this particularly makes her reflux worse. i breastfeed and use formulation. i don't devour dairy and he or she drink Enfamil Nutramigen (i know its costly yet its gently on the tummy and he or she tolerates it properly). she is likewise on prevacid at 7.5mg 2x/day. I take a seat her up for approximately 15-20 minutes after feeding and that i sleep her on her area. she does not like her mattress greater suitable so as that replaced into out. she loves snoozing on her area. we had a terrible time with those subject concerns the 1st 2 months she replaced into alive and then have been given on the habitual i defined above and he or she is nearly a sparkling toddler!! additionally, she is now six months and looks to be growing to be out of the milk intolerance and in undemanding terms seems to have some reflux subject concerns early interior the morning and suitable around bath time (6:30-7ish). i don't know if any of this is going to help yet i think of the prevacid is a lifesaver (i heard zantac stops working after a mutually as) and my ped pronounced that there is a correlation between extreme reflux and a milk protein intolerance.

Answer 7

The link she sent is perfect.

Answer 8

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/pyloric_stenosis.html