Gastroenterology

Acid Reflux in Children Your child may be experiencing acid reflux if they are complaining of heartburn, pain during or after eating or throw up in their mouth. Acid reflux occurs in children when stomach acid refluxes upward into the food pipe or esophagus. This occasionally happens...

Does your child have problems with pooping accidents? Is your child old enough to know better than to soil their underwear? Your child most likely has encopresis. What Is Encopresis? Encopresis is the medical term for pooping accidents in a person’s underwear beyond the age of toilet...

If your healthy child is frequently complaining about stomachaches, there is a high possibility that they have functional abdominal pain. Functional Abdominal Pain Two or more months of abdominal pain in otherwise healthy, thriving children is known as functional abdominal pain. Even though “functional” pain refers to there being...

Children swallowing magnets can be life-threatening. Often times an incident like this can require invasive procedures such as an upper GI endoscopy or surgery to remove the objects.   Neodymium magnets or rare earth magnet ingestion has been on the rise among children.  These magnets are...

April is Occupational Therapy Month The role of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to help patients of all ages improve or maintain skills for day-to-day activities and well-being. OTs work in a variety of fields with different patient populations. Pediatric OTs work with infants and children who have gross motor delays, fine...