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Reflux

Bringing up food is a common physiological process that usually happens after eating in healthy infants, children, and young people. It is most common in babies – affecting 4 in 10 infants – but can happen to almost everyone at some point in their lives.

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It is important to differentiate the symptoms between reflux (GOR) which does not require treatment and reflux disease which involves  a severe form of reflux requiring treatment (GORD).

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Treatment of Reflux is based on the guidance from NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) Guidelines.

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If there are symptoms which are called ‘red flags’ which include excessive crying, distress, feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, refusal of foods etc. then management may include use of anti-reflux medications and food thickeners.

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In most cases the symptoms settle down after 6 months to 1 year.

But in some children they may last longer requiring further investigations.

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