According to a study in journal Pediatrics, acid-suppressing drugs like Prilosec and Prevacid may not be much help for infants with troublesome acid reflux, and there's too little evidence that they help older children and teenagers. The findings question the usefulness of so-called proton-pump inhibitors in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. The researchers reviewed 12 clinical trials that tested the medications for treating GERD in infants, children or teenagers. They found no good evidence that the drugs eased acid-reflux symptoms in infants -- such as crying and "fussing" after being fed. IN older kids, there is still too little data on the long-term effectiveness and safety of proton-pump inhibitors for children's GERD, the researchers say. One study of infants, though, found that babies treated with proton-pump inhibitors had a higher rate of lung infections.
Bonnie - such a shame that so many parents choose to put their infants on this devastating, nutrient-blocking medication with absolutely nothing to show for it. It has been one issue over the years that has really disturbed me because I have seen first-hand what long-term use of PPIs can do. That is why years ago I wrote an action plan to address reflux without meds. Of course, it is much more difficult to follow than taking a med, which is why most parents opt for the med.
This study comes on the heels of the recent FDA warning for PPIs creating dangerously low magnesium.
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