Nutritional management of regurgitation in infants

Infantile regurgitation is a frequently occurring problem. Throughout the world, anxious parents are imploring physicians to eliminate their infant's regurgitation. General practitioners, pediatricians and pediatric gastroenterologists strive to alleviate infantile regurgitation and its related parental stress. In this paper we define the scope of the problem and analyze the optimal, cost-efficient management approach to simple regurgitation in infants. The intent of this paper is to disseminate this information to practicing physicians and other health care professionals in an attempt to minimize the impact of this annoying problem of infancy and to eliminate confusion and expensive diagnostic tests and use of sub-optimal treatment modalities. Parental reassurance and dietary management by feeding thickened formula are important components in managing regurgitation in infants while maintaining optimal nutritional intake for adequate growth and development.Free Univ Brussels, Acad Ziekenhuis Kinderen, Brussels, BelgiumPrime Hlth Consultants Inc, Miami, FL USAUniv Pittsburgh, Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USABaylor Univ, Childrens Nutr Res Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Queensland, Royal Childrens Hosp, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaHosp ABC Mexico, Mexico City, DF, MexicoMiami Childrens Hosp, Miami, FL 33155 USAEscola Paulista Med, Dept Pediat, BR-04023 Sao Paulo, BrazilInst Nacl Salud, Hosp Infantil Mexico, Mexico City, DF, MexicoUniv Seville, Hosp Virgen Macarena, Seville, SpainPonce Sch Med, Ponce, PR USAUniv Nebraska, Med Ctr, Ramon Emiterio Betances Hosp, Omaha, NE USAUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMead Johnson Res Ctr, Evansville, IN USAEscola Paulista Med, Dept Pediat, BR-04023 Sao Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc