How to treat esophageal reflux in infants

Infant esophageal reflux is considered to be gastroesophageal reflux in infants. Patients need to take general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment, etc., as follows:

1. General treatment

patients can keep the position of leaning forward 30°, pay attention to reasonable feeding, add supplementary food as much as possible to thick and mushy food, and pay attention to a small number of meals.

2. Drug treatment

patients can be prescribed appropriate use of probiotics such as bifidobacterium, lactic acid bacteria, etc., which can improve intestinal function and reduce gastric acid stimulation.

3. Surgical treatment

For patients with esophageal stricture, 240° partial folding of the anterior wall of the stomach and 360° total fundoplication can be considered.