Reflux during pregnancy is mainly characterized by the symptom of pyrosis, which begins at any time during pregnancy and worsens with the baby’s increase in size, this problem arises from hormonal changes that slow intestinal flow and by the growth of the fetus, which compresses the stomach and pushes food upwards, causing reflux. Treatment to […]
Gastroesophageal reflux is the return of the stomach contents to the esophagus and mouth, causing pain and inflammation.This occurs when the muscle that supposedly prevents stomach acid from leaving the stomach does not work properly. The degree of inflammation caused in the esophagus by reflux depends on the acidity of the stomach contents and the
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To care for the baby with reflux, which is the regurgitation of milk after breast-feeding, parents should take certain precautions such as placing the baby to burp during and after feeding and avoid lying within the first 30 minutes after meals, as this is normal due to immaturity of the gastrointestinal tract, the baby may
