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| Reflux in babies and toddlers |
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19 November 2006 | |  Reflux in babies and toddlers
All three of my children had reflux, or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease to give it its proper title, in varying degrees. Basically, the sphincter at the top of the stomach is weak when babies are born, and sometimes it is not strong enough to hold the contents of the stomach in, so when they burp (and very often also when they do not burp) everything in the stomach (including all that stomach acid) comes up too. If left untreated, this condition .... |
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| Coeliac Disease |
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07 March 2006 | |  Coeliac Disease
I write this article, from first hand experience we have as a family, from my daughter. If I can help one family and child not to go through the pain we did, I have helped somebody.
My 8 year old daughter has Coeliac disease (pronounced: See-li-ak). I personally dislike the word 'disease', it is something that provokes ten steps back from a lot of people and the question "wow, what’s that"? They think it is something terrible .... |
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| Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
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16 February 2006 | |  Phenylketonuria (PKU)
You are probably thinking phenylketo-what? Well at least that is what I thought when my little boy was diagnosed. Along with " why my little one" and I’d done this to him. When in reality I hadn’t.
When a baby is about a week or so old they have a heel prick test (Guthrie). Some midwives explain why this is done, or you get a leaflet with only a few lines saying what is picked up. Usually you get the result in 7-10 days. PKU .... |
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| Night Terrors |
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19 January 2006 | |  Night terrors
Night terrors are a medical sleep disorder that affect about 5% of all children. They can happen at any age, starting from as young as 6 months. They can also occur in adulthood. Night terrors are often misdiagnosed as nightmares. So what is the difference between a nightmare and night terrors?
Nightmares
Nightmares occur during the dream phase of sleep. This stage is known as the REM stage and most people will enter this stage sometime after 90 minutes .... |
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| Face to Face with Meningitis |
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20 December 2005 | |  Meningitis
My son was two months old when he contracted meningitis. We were living in West Africa where medical facilities are limited. Fortunately, he was quickly diagnosed and made a swift recovery.
In 2004 the United Kingdom issued new information regarding meningitis.
What is meningitis?
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. There are two types: viral and bacterial. My son had the milder form which is viral and .... |
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