Runner: I think I have mentioned before that the Gaviscon works like the valve to the stomach and floats on top of the stomach contents to form a plug so it doesn't come up. Dash's reflux is quite bad so it doesn't completely stop it all the time, meaning sometimes the hot acid comes up to the back of his throat and goes back down iykwim - but it has stopped the projectile vomit. That is why he has the Zantac (liquid) - it decreases the aciditiy so it doesn't burn and cause him discomfort, he therefore feeds now with no probs. If he doesn't have the Zantac three times a day he is very uncomfortable after a feed. We started on just Gaviscon like you and then had to add Zantac for the same reasons as you described. Hope that helps.
BTW: Since you are breastfeeding you would have to syringe the Zantac and it tastes horrible....it really turned Dash off feeding until I mixed it in his formula. Other girls have mentioned Losec (powder) which does the same thing without the awful taste.
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