Just our luck - 5 month reflux baby now has viral gastroenteritis...

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Juat when we'd cracked the reflux, she's been projectile vomiting and had diarrhoea for 5 days after catching gastroenteritis from a friend's 1 year old (thanks for warning us)
We've kept her off milk for 4 days as this produces an immediate vomit and have been trying sips of water 5-10ml and dioralyte on advice of GP (different to useless non-diagnosing reflux one) but she is refusing this now and is also now showing all signs of extreme reflux once again. She's not dehydrated at this point.
The Gp suggested staying off milk and losec/dopmeridome until she's better but she's SCREAMING again all day and night long in pain and probably hunger.
Why can't I give her the Losec? I think all the vomiting has opened up the soreness on her oesophagus and she needs treatnment.
I've taken her to the Harmoni clinic at the hospital and had advice from 2 gp's who keep repeating that she isn't dehydrated and to stick with water, but after 5 days????? Plus, their track record at diagnosing and/or understanding reflux is poor so feeling doubtful about their advice.
What to do? Any advice from reflux baby sufferers appreciated!

Thanks Kami, I'm working on the emotional side and already feel so much better that the reflux is kinda under control when she isn't ill.

That's such a sweet story about your last BF There's nothing like the sound of a baby chuckle!

ditto echo the bf 'probs' with a refluxer. Chat later - off to school now!

I'm still bf'ing at 12 months, but I don't think the reflux was as big a problem for us as it has been for you guys. It was the milk intolerance that did for us before we got a diagnosis and I gave up dairy.

Hi, just hijacking this thread a little. I have found it interesting that babies who are used to puking (ie reflux babies) do it at the drop of a hat.

My DS had pyloric stenosis when he was born which meant he puked pretty much continuously until he was 8 weeks old and had an operation to sort it out - he is now 7.5 months and does tend to puke rather easily - whether it is due to a coughing fit, gagging on food etc - it does seem to be a natural reaction for him and he is not in the slightest bit distressed by puking either (in fact nursery staff commented on that when he had puked there).

I am hoping that he will grow out of it as I really am fed up of the endless washing, cleaning etc

I bf both of mine - dd for only about 10 or so weeks and ds for around 6 months I reckon. Dd had a dairy, soya and egg allergy (diagnosed when I tried to get her onto formula when I went back to work!) and unfortunately, was far far worse (reflux wise) on my breastmilk than she was on Nutramigen. I saw a dramatic improvement in her once I gave up bf!!

When I stopped bf ds, he had to go onto soya as he couldn't tolerate the milk formula but after around a month on the soya, he was fine to go onto milk formula (which always made me wonder whether there was something in my milk that made my kids more sensitive to milk).

I even had to give up work because of dd because no nursery could cope with her vomiting - and as she picked up so many bugs there, they made her reflux worse and it was a vicious circle.

Just hang on in there screaming! Sorry to hear you were given such bad breastfeeding advice from your GP/HV.

I actually believe that one of the factors in surviving the first 6 months/year with your mental faculties intact is a supportive GP. It is so so difficult not having that medical support when you need it.

yes, it's a relief. I'm glad you are out the other end of it too!