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Does PPIs Cause Food Allergies In Kids?

Hi, my baby boy is 5 months old. When he s 3.5 months I started giving him omeprazole for his silent reflux as per my gp s advice. I recently found out that giving PPI may cause development of food allergies. Is my baby at risk given that he s on it for nearly 6 weeks?
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Ayurveda Specialist 's  Response
Hi,

Since the medicine has been prescribed by your attending Physician, thus he must have given due consideration, points that need to be remembered are:
- As it is labeled as SP [specific precaution] under safety alert for babies under 1 year, thus one should monitor the magnesium level since it can cause hypomagnesemia
- By changing the pH of the GIT, can lead to food allergy, since food proteins will then be less likely to get digested
- To minimize silent reflux or any other associated feature, one should follow the preventive measures like:
- Avoid overfeeding or faulty feeding, [feed your baby in an upright position
- You should know the method of giving burping in between the meals / feed [give sugar water, between milk feeds]
- Put baby to sleep on his or her back, and not on the stomach

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood, Ayurveda Specialist
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Does PPIs Cause Food Allergies In Kids?

Hi, Since the medicine has been prescribed by your attending Physician, thus he must have given due consideration, points that need to be remembered are: - As it is labeled as SP [specific precaution] under safety alert for babies under 1 year, thus one should monitor the magnesium level since it can cause hypomagnesemia - By changing the pH of the GIT, can lead to food allergy, since food proteins will then be less likely to get digested - To minimize silent reflux or any other associated feature, one should follow the preventive measures like: - Avoid overfeeding or faulty feeding, [feed your baby in an upright position - You should know the method of giving burping in between the meals / feed [give sugar water, between milk feeds] - Put baby to sleep on his or her back, and not on the stomach Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Munish Sood, Ayurveda Specialist