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It is estimated that between 40 and 65% of all babies have some degree of reflux in the early months.
SIGNS OF INFANT ACID REFLUX
• Poor weight gain or rapid weight gain • Frequent spitting up or gulping with a painful look on the face, as if heartburn • Projectile vomit, sometimes out the nose • Sour breath • Persistent hiccups or cough • Persistent hoarseness, congestion or asthma • Excessive fussiness, crying or colic • Sudden bursts of painful crying • Poor day and/or nighttime sleep habits • Constantly wants to eat or refuses to eat • Poor feeding habits - arches back, pulls up legs, stiffens or screams while feeding or
refuses to eat while still hungry • Prefers upright or inclined positions • Always needs to be held to be comfortable
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