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Loss Of Appetite, Vomiting At Night. Prescribed Lanzol & Digene. Diagnosed With GERD Earlier. Issue To Get Worried?
Question: Hi, my 2 yr old son is eating less for pass 3-4 days and vomits in night. He is advised Lanzol tablets for 3 days. I am worried that he might have bigger issues, what can i tell the doctor to get him analysed completetly. Since his birth he is having troubles related to digestion. He is always advised Lanzol and digene. But in 3-4 months he generally gets this issue where he will vomit, not eat. HE was diagnosed with GERD as well during infancy.
Dear XXXXXXX,
Thank you for posting your query.
Preschoolers usually do not create false symptoms or malinger about symptoms like vomiting. I think that the history that he has GERD, points to the presence of gastric problems, and the use of proton-pump inhibitors and antacids is the right way of treating these problems. I don't think the child needs "further investigations".
However, you do need to tell the doctor to re-do the tests of GERD, in particular the "milk scan" or a diluted XXXXXXX study, or what is known as dye-scan. In the former as well as the latter, a special substance is given to the child to drink. The substance is radio-labeled and detected on the screen in a scintiscan in a milk scan, while in the XXXXXXX scan, it shows up in routine X-ray screens as a white shadow.
An attempt is made to see if the milk/dye returns to the food pipe when the child is made to lie down with the head below his feet on a turning table. If it does, the GERD is still present. If not, there may be a case for further tests to rule out other illnesses.
I am surprised that he has not been given any medications for vomiting per se, for example, domperidone. This alone may reduce the vomits, without the use of acid medications.
Please feel free to re-communicate with me if you need further help.
-Dr. Taher
Thank you for posting your query.
Preschoolers usually do not create false symptoms or malinger about symptoms like vomiting. I think that the history that he has GERD, points to the presence of gastric problems, and the use of proton-pump inhibitors and antacids is the right way of treating these problems. I don't think the child needs "further investigations".
However, you do need to tell the doctor to re-do the tests of GERD, in particular the "milk scan" or a diluted XXXXXXX study, or what is known as dye-scan. In the former as well as the latter, a special substance is given to the child to drink. The substance is radio-labeled and detected on the screen in a scintiscan in a milk scan, while in the XXXXXXX scan, it shows up in routine X-ray screens as a white shadow.
An attempt is made to see if the milk/dye returns to the food pipe when the child is made to lie down with the head below his feet on a turning table. If it does, the GERD is still present. If not, there may be a case for further tests to rule out other illnesses.
I am surprised that he has not been given any medications for vomiting per se, for example, domperidone. This alone may reduce the vomits, without the use of acid medications.
Please feel free to re-communicate with me if you need further help.
-Dr. Taher
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