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To measure the extent of return for my baby?
My one year old baby boy has not remained silent reflux after taking Prevacid for 4 months. The GI is not as helpful, always always says we should continue with it. Is there a way to know what is happening inside my baby’s digestive system? We had already done a barium swallow and it was then the Prevacid has started. Are there other “ultrasound, as the tests that can tell us if the Prevacid has ever helped?
First, define “silent reflux,” is it Linda Blair in The Exorcist or Frat guy at a party?
Is he your first?
Are you caucasian? (trust me, it’s relevant)
If you answered a, yes, yes, then he may have pyloric stenosis. It’s common in first-born white males, I don’t know why, it just is. It’s a big problem but an easy fix, minor surgery with a couple days of recovery. The only caveat is you said he’d already had an upper GI (listed here as barium swallow) so I’m not sure. If you’ve already heard this as a possibility and it was dismissed because of the upper GI, then no worries, but you should mention it at his next appointment.