Food Intolerance & Reflux
What is food intolerance, and what does it have to do with reflux?
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Constipation, Motility Disorders & GORD in Children
Discussing constipation, motility disorders and GORD in children. Constipation in children is quite common and can contribute to the severity of reflux.
RISA Inc Constitution 2012
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc Constitution 2012 under the NSW Associations Incorporation Act 2009.
Difference between GOR and GORD
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the difference between Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR, reflux) and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux DISEASE (GORD). Many people don’t realise there is a difference, that reflux can be anything more than a ‘happy spitter’, or that it can present in so many different ways.
What is Reflux?
The word reflux means to flow back or return. Gastro is a term related to the stomach. And oesophageal relates to the oesophagus (food pipe). Following this, the term gastro-oesophageal reflux is where stomach contents (comprising food and stomach acid) flow back into the oesophagus.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux can range in severity from being an occasional nuisance to being severe and debilitating. It can also improve or worsen for a variety of reasons, with a child having good or bad days.
Common Characteristics of Reflux
Parents describe some of the behaviours and characteristics that may be displayed by babies and children who have gastro-oesophageal reflux. Keep in mind that all children are different and the listed characteristics may not be indicative of your child’s condition.
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