Symptom's of Reflux:

-Regurgitation: spitting up frequently
> -Baby vomits frequently (more than once orr twice daily)
-Frequent Hiccups
-Unexplainable crying, irritability
-Sleep disturbance--frequent night waking
-Arching of neck and back during or after feeding
-Fighting during feeding
-They may appear avidly hungry for bottle or breast until their first swallows and then become very irritable and refusing to take it again
-Persistant Cough
-Frequent choking episodes
-Bad breath, "Sour" breath
-Baby has poor weight gain
-Failure to thrive, losing weight -Chronic nasal and/or sinus congestion (frrom aspiration)
-Rumination behaviors (rechewing food thatt was spit up)
-Sticking fingers or fist far back in throoat and gagging themselves. This could be a sign of -Esophagitis
-Nocturnal asthma symptoms (wheezing)
-Hoarseness
-Stomachache
-Chronic ear infections
-Frequent upper respiratory infections (coolds, pneumonia)
-Anemia

Information on Slient Reflux: http://www.riic.org/silentreflux.html

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