Root cause of reflux

[Mummydearesttolouells]

Hi ladies
juxt wanted to get other people’s experiences here who have reflux babies
my DD will be 5 months soon and has been on omzeprazole for the last 3 weeks now.

ive heard a lot of people on here say about getting to the ‘root’ cause of my babeies reflux. I’ve discussed with both doctor and health visitor and they’re advising that there is no root cause other than babies belly isn’t properly formed yet, not on solids, and at this age spend a lot of time lying down as can’t sit up yet.

ive looked at CMPA and tried different formula but made no difference.
DD has been checked for tongue tie multiple times.
im not over feeding (DD takes 6oz bottles every 4 hours and does 4-5 bottles per day).

did anyone experience a baby with reflux and there was no specific ‘root cause’ other than the fact that they just have reflux. Or do I need to look at paying privately to see someone about this now?

I have been driving myself crazy trying to find the cause of my baby's reflux and have no answers. I am dairy free despite no signs of CMPA, have had tongue tie checked, have had BF latch checked, feed upright as much as possible, keep upright after feeds etc etc etc and yet the reflux continues.. so it may just be an underdeveloped system after all! We have just started omeprazole and am praying it is a miracle cure.

I breastfed my reflux baby so slightly different but I do have a theory about it. My DSs reflux was triggered by me eating citrus, tomato and refined cooking oil. Also larger quantities of corn. He also has a wheat intolerance. We still avoid these now he's on solids (18 months) and not breastfeeding.
I did a lot of research into why there seems to be an increase in food intolerances, especially dairy in babies when in theory they should be great at digesting it.
Couldn't find a reason but my own theory is its purely based on what's in the milk. Grains have decreased in quality to drive down the price, and that includes cow feeds. So for a breastfed baby it's likely what the mothers eaten. For a formula fed baby is what the cow has eaten.
Of course I'm not an expert, just spent many nights reading too much into things😅