Health Care -> child with severe phimosis.Related Diseases
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My 7 yr old daughter has severe Gerd and is currently on prevacid. She has been on many medications including zantac and many pain meds. I was told there is new evedence that ppi's like prevacid are liked to higher risk of hip fracture as adults. My daughter has been on prevacid for over a year. I was wondering if anyone has heard of this since her specialist said nothing about it and i am having trouble finding anything online about kids taking it. Pleas help she has been through enough and neads not to have even more long term affects. Incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter allows reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus, causing burning pain. Prolonged reflux may lead to esophagitis, stricture, and rarely metaplasia. Diagnosis is clinical, sometim...
