Is It Pyloric Stenosis or Reflux?
Be Sure to Talk with Your Pediatrician About Your Baby's Symptoms. Pyloric Stenosis Can Be Confused with Reflux (Frequent Spit Up) or Gastroesophageal Reflux...
Be sure to talk with your pediatrician about your baby's symptoms. Pyloric stenosis can be confused with reflux (frequent spit up) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which the contents of the stomach come back up and cause symptoms such as spit up, irritability, and poor weight gain.
How do I know if my baby has pyloric stenosis?
Signs include:
- Vomiting after feeding. The baby may vomit forcefully, ejecting breast milk or formula up to several feet away (projectile vomiting). ...
- Persistent hunger. Babies who have pyloric stenosis often want to eat soon after vomiting.
- Stomach contractions. ...
- Dehydration. ...
- Changes in bowel movements. ...
- Weight problems.
How do you rule out pyloric stenosis?
How is Pyloric Stenosis Diagnosed?
- Blood tests. These tests evaluate dehydration and mineral imbalances.
- Abdominal X-rays. A diagnostic test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
- Abdominal ultrasound. ...
- Barium swallow/upper GI series.
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