Gastric or peptic ulcer: It is the most common type of gastric acidosis in infants.
The esophagus carries food from the throat to the stomach, and at the lower end of the esophagus where it connects to the stomach, there is a circle of muscles, which opens when you swallow something.
These muscles are called LES and if they are not completely closed, the gastrointestinal tract and digestive fluids rise.
Its effect on children
Children are more vulnerable to gastric acidity than adults because their LES muscles are weakening or developing.
In fact, more than 50% of babies suffer from some form of acidosis, usually at the age of 4 months, and at the age of 12 to 18 months.
It is very rare for a child to have it after 24 months, if it does, it could be esophageal acidosis, a more serious condition.
The following are common symptoms of gastric acidosis in infants:
1. Excessive salivation after eating, especially after the age of one year and vomiting
2. Refusal to eat and difficulty swallowing food
3. The baby becomes irritable, screaming and crying during feeding
4. Wet belching or hiccups means that fluid comes out of the mouth during belching or hiccups
5. No weight gain
6. Strange twisting of the body or arch-like shape
7. Persistent cough or recurrent pneumonia
8. Breathing or suffocating
9. Chest pain or burning
10 Sleep deprivation