>Heard a pediatric gastroenterologist speak recently who started his
>talk by saying that too much of his time is spend "undiagnosing"
>reflux.  He flet that the vast majority of cases sent to him were
>babies behaving perfectly normally, but were given the label to
>satisfy someone and from the attitude that babies should never spit
>up.  I wanted to stand up and cheer right then and there!  This talk
>was given to an audience that had a high percentage of Peds
>attending.
>
>Winnie


This worries me, too.

Reflux is becoming the 'diagnosis du jour' in the UK.

It used to be that any unexplained crying was 'colic'; gradually, I
am hearing from mothers they have been told (or they have diagnosed
themselves through reading the internet) their baby has reflux.

Often, they are describing what sounds to me like a baby who is
crying *for a reason* and that reason is often that they want, and
are not getting, unrestricted access to the breast.

Reflux is still a minority interest among mothers and babies, but it
is growing, and I don't think this is entirely a good thing.


Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, UK

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