How long for Losec to work?

[feeb]

no the pink coating is what hold whole tablet together.

[~Debbie~]

I dont recall seeing any balls either. I think they are to small for naked eye perhaps.
T, as long as you are getting the tablet into the syringe, dissolving it, and A is getting it down, then you are doing the right thing. If he is still throwing up after he has had it, then, it may take a little more time i guess.

[StrawberryMumma]

Hey MummaB

Maybe put half a tab of the losec onto a plastic spoon (or maybe even on a serviette, just so you can see these little beads) and then put a very small drop of water onto it. You will then see the pink skin peel back by itself and then inside of this are a whole heap of little beads/balls that will separate. You don't need to crush it or anything, the tablets will fall apart by themselves when the water hits them.

Let me know if you are still having troubles and maybe I could show you if you're still stuck.

ETA..sorry Feeb didn't mean to repeat your earlier post!!

[{sarah}]

If he is still throwing up after he has had it, then, it may take a little more time i guess.

Losec will not stop him from throwing up at all. It merely stops the body from developing stomach acid, so when they do throw up it doesn't hurt as there's no acid there. The vomitting will continue while on Losec, it only helps with the pain.

[~Debbie~]

Losec will not stop him from throwing up at all. It merely stops the body from developing stomach acid, so when they do throw up it doesn't hurt as there's no acid there. The vomitting will continue while on Losec, it only helps with the pain.

I was more thinking that if he is throwing up after having the losec, he is throwing up the losec as well, so, therefore, not getting as much in IYKWIM?

[{sarah}]

Ooooooh I misunderstood, sorry

[feeb]

link to other option

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...uspension.html

[Matryoshka]

Thanks for letting me know!

I saw the paediatrican today and despite being told by my gp to up the half table to twice a day, which we did 3 days ago and saw an improvement - she has told me to drop back down to once a day because she said babies up to 8kg should only be on half once a day... my baby is 4.6kg. I didn't find her very helpful, she basically said he does seem refluxy (is that even a word?) and sent of his poop for a lactose intolerance test. She offered a script for the losec suspension mix but since i still have most of a box of tablets i'll finish those first.

[feeb]

I dont get why they would say that as the drugs only work for 12 hrs.
Jacob was 4.3 kg at last weight last week, hopefully lots more this week.

I still ahve lots of tabs left but soo could not see point as he wasnt getting most of it as end of syringe if i left after giving him meds all the little balls would be there and turned black.

Suspension seems to be working well for us.

I have began wondering if Jacob has an intolernce as his farts stink!!! But he doesnt do a poo every day can go days, and they smell also but it has been there for a few days.

[Ann14]

I just found this web site and have just read through these posting.

I am glad I did because I asked alot of the same question when I was told my little boy had reflux at 4 weeks.

Like most people it started with the vomiting that was so bad that it shot out so fast it missed his bib and ended up on the floor. This happened at nearly every bottle so we were admitted to hospital to check he was losing any weight. We stayed in there for 2 nights but he seemed to be keeping some down as he still was gaining weight but only small amounts.
We were sent home with Losec, Zantac and a prescription formula as they thought he may have been lactose intolerent. Our dose for Losec was half a tablet once a day and the Zantac was only for a couple of days until the Losec kicked in. Once we came home the sceaming started ( this could last up to 4 hours especially around 4pm to 6pm) but the vomiting decreased, this went on for 6 weeks until he was 10 weeks olds. I ended up back at the doctors as my son is a twin and I wasn't coping with it and having to look after a second baby. The doctor increased his dose to half a tablet twice a day at 10 weeks (he was 4.5kgs) after about 4 days on the increased dose I had a different child, he actually smiled. The screaming stopped and the small amount of vomiting I could put up with, we just feed him smaller bottles more often.
At 12 weeks we swapped him back on to normal formula and he is fine. He does vomit a little more on the normal formula but it just flows out of his mouth, not shoting out like it was. My doctor has told me to try to go back to half a tablet once a day 6 weeks after we have him on solids and if he is okay give it a couple of weeks then cut it out too.

I also with the tablets stick half in a sringe and suck up 3mls of water them wait about 1 min until the tablet dissolves then I just give it to him like that. If he does have a vomit you can see small little black balls in it.

If your doctor is only saying to take half a tablet once a day and it isn't working I would try and see why you can't go up to half a tablet twice a day. I can't believe how much that extra half a tablet made a difference to my little boys life and mine too.
Last month he gained 2lb 8ozs not too bad for a reflux baby.

[Matryoshka]

Its 2 weeks tomorrow and still no improvement with the losec. I have started just putting the whole tablet in the syringe and drawing up water - i see what you mean about the balls now. I'm wearing him in a carrier at least 18 hours of the day as he cries otherwise. The paediatrican was pretty useless, charged me $245 to tell me he has reflux and that the losec can take a while to work in infants.

I really just want to see this miracle medication start working as everyone says it does.

I'm also waiting for an appointment with a gastroenterologist but long waiting list.

[BellyBelly]

How did you go with the naturopath?

[feeb]

Hay hun its tought but it will improve!!

Jacob is much better now teh suspenson has been my god send since i got that have had a huge improvemnt.

He does still vomit but no where near as much or as often and also he doesnt seem to scream as much while feeding or post feed.

Still not sleeping as much but is improving (i think sleeping is a diff issue all together) he is to intrigued by the world to want to sleep!!!

[Matryoshka]

I haven't been through a naturopath yet But Barb recommended a lactation consultant who's coming to see me tomorrow - i will ask her if she can recommend someone.

Feeb i'm so glad for you he is better, it must be such a relief.

[mumma_lion]

My son has been on losec for 2 weeks I have found that it doesn't work it causes more pain for him. I went back to the drs and I am getting some tests done, but the dr now seems to think that he could be lactose intolerant. So maybe that is something to think about.

[Tanplustwo]

definately NO crushing peoples is says on the info sheet with the tablets also not to make up in advance...If you are crushing then you would not see the balls cause they are crushed...yhe syringe idea works the best but if you wanna check out the balls put the tab on a spoon and add a little water

[Cherene]

If you live in the melb area, the Royal Childrens Hosp can make the losec up into a liquid. Its called the Wood Pharmacy.

[feeb]

There is also a compounding pharmacy in Seddon