What are the symptoms of neonatal gastroesophageal reflux

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Recently, our baby in the process of drinking milk or water will always appear vomiting, and other uncomfortable feelings. Took the baby to see the doctor, the doctor said this is gastroesophageal reflux. Let's talk about the symptoms of neonatal esophageal reflux.

What are the symptoms of neonatal gastroesophageal reflux

First, vomiting is the main manifestation. Vomiting after milk is the typical manifestation. About 85% of the children have vomiting in the first week after birth. 65% of the children can relieve themselves within half a year to one year without clinical treatment. In fact, these children belong to the category of physiological reflux, and do not need special treatment.

Second: the symptoms caused by reflux stimulation of the esophagus, due to the content of the stomach or duodenum contains a large number of offensive factors, causing damage to the esophageal mucosa, elderly children can be manifested as heartburn, sternal pain, swallowing chest pain and other symptoms, severe esophageal lesions can be manifested as reflux esophagitis and hematemesis or vomit coffee like substances, such children are more common anemia.

Third: in recent years, the cause and effect relationship between gastroesophageal reflux and recurrent respiratory tract infection has been paid more attention. About 1 / 3 of children with respiratory tract infection symptoms such as cough, asthma, bronchitis and aspiration pneumonia occur repeatedly due to inhalation of reflux. Asthma caused by reflux is not seasonal and often occurs at night.

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Because the baby's body is really fragile, so it is easy to have a variety of symptoms, let the baby feel uncomfortable, also let us when the hometown feel very worried, so we must be careful for the baby's symptoms, but also timely treatment.