Neonatal nutrition disorders (3 contents)
Food lethargy and rumination in the neonate (5 contents)
Vomiting in children - causes
Discussion of the most common causes of vomiting by different age groups. The importance of diagnosing gastrointestinal malformations and neurological conditions is highlighted.
Nutriton - thickening of milk-substitute formulae
A common problem in practice is leakage in an infant fed one of the milk-substitute formulas (Bebilon Pepti, Nutramigen, soya milks, etc.). Because of the need to eliminate milk protein, AR-type...
Ruminations (rumination) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Rumination is the repeated, conscious provocation of the retreat of food from the stomach into the mouth in order to chew and swallow food again.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux in children over 1 year of age - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Gastroesophageal reflux is the involuntary (passive) backflow into the oesophagus of food that has already been in the stomach. Food can back up into the oesophagus only, or higher up (into the mouth...
