Experiences with Gaviscon

Main side effect is contipation- usually at its worst after 2 weeks of using gav, then there system gets used to it.

Isla had silent reflux, and ended up on Ranitidine twice a day (which reduces the ammount of acid produced, much like losec dose) which gave her throat a chance to heal, as well as the gav with each feed which thickens it and helps it to stay down in the stomach.

Isla was diagnosed at 5 months- harder to daignose than when they are spewing with their reflux, cos you couldnt see the stomach acid coming up and burnning her thorat and doing it again on the way back down. She ened up having Gav 6 times a day and Ranitidine twice a day til she was almost one.

Best way to give it that we found, and I know this has helped others on here too, was to give before feeds, and to use a large medicine dropper (approx $3 from chemists) to give it down the side of their cheek.

Thanks ladies.

Thankfully we have no issues giving Gaviscon cause he takes it straight & from a bottle. Except now he sees me with the bottle he screams at me to hurry up!!

Since being on the Gav we are now getting sleep at night instead of the regular wakings. He also has less wheezing or rattling.

Discovered tonight that potato is definitely off the menu. I had to give pamol as well to get him to sleep

I'm finding that the gav is giving instant effect like Stacey said but it's only until he next eats. I guess the healing hasn't started yet.

I tried the munchkin dummy but Bella wouldn't have a bar of it
So I just make it up in a glass(double dose and syringe it into her mouth if shes had a breastfeed, or I put one sachet into her bottle when she has one(180mls).

Bella is on 10mg on Losec and Gaviscon.

We must be lucky then, cos Isabella doesn't get constipated from the Gaviscon!