I have been diagnosed with AReflux. Actually I did it myself and my Dr confirmed. I've had symptoms for 3 yers but thought it was a rib misalignment. My Dr is a homeopath/MD: Her list of guidelines: Avoid carbonated beverages and foods made of soy Meal time liquids: no ice, limit to 1/2 c for a full hour around meals After meals be upright, walk, even chew gum if possible (keeps saliva flowing) Focus on and savor your meals, chew thoroughly. Turn off the computer, TV and phone. Keep meals small or mid-sized, finish eating 3 hours before bed Slant your whole bed: head of bed 1-4" higher than foot. Minimize sweets, non beyond mid-afternoon Filter your water to avoid chlorine ingestion. Non-drug treatment: First Aid: DGL (deglycerized licorice) gum: chew and swallow OR baking soda in water or liquid antacids (1-2 T at a time (Mylanta) Lots of Water 2. Prevention: Priobiotics: In a word "LOTS". 3 different kinds, several times daily, between meals. After one week, if no improvement, add: Digestive enzymes (Multizyme) after meals. After one week add: Zypan (1-2 before meals) Priobiotics include things like yogurt (good quality stuff w/0 sugar fruit); acidolphilus, kefir (you can make your own very easily) BTW: The ACV works for some people due to the type of acid in the vinegar (Malic acid). Lastly: stay away from processed foods; eat close to the ground (fresh dark greens, fresh fruits and vegies - raw if possible and chew); Local foods, Organic; Grow your own if possible. Meats - rabbit is the best due to the low fat content, high protein and many people can raise rabbits themselves. AReflux can also be triggered by food allergies such as milk, wheat, sugar so leaving these things out of your diet might be a way to cure yourself as well. If you are into mind-body connections: Louise Hay is a wonderful source in her book "You can Heal your life" She mentions that Heartburn is a result of "Fear": clutching fear: REmedy: Put Joy back into your life. Fill your life with Joy and happiness, let go of past limitations from parents, etc, Let joy flow thru your body with ease. Good luck on your personal quest for healing.

I have grown White Pet, Lullaby, and Anna-Marie de Montreval for over ten years. White pet was cited in a study at Montreal gardens for its resistance to blackspot. In Southern California blackspot is fairly rare, so I cannot comment per se on its disease resistance to that particular blight. It is unlike other polys because it has no multiflora in its genetic makeup, as it is a sport of 'Felicite et Perpetua,' a Hybrid Sempervirens. It shows up a lot on socal show tables with large sprays of double white flowers unfolding from pink to red buds. Anna-Marie de Montreval has the same parentage as Mlle Cecile Brunner, but presents relatively smallish sprays of blooms that resembles pearls on a string. Both WP & AMM do not rise to any great height; they operate at the foot to a foot and a half in height and slightly wider in girth. AMM also have a unique lily of the valley scent; John Bagnasco has been experimenting with crosses to obtain the scent in another plant. So far, some of the offspring have had scent, but not without mildew or some other curse. AMM is part of the tea-poly group of polyanthas, but is not as disease resistant as some others. Its small size restricts its abilities to win at show tables; I can only recall once in the last ten years that AMM won a trophy. For breeding purposes, WP is not utile; and AMM carries some baggage. Lullaby presents medium sized sprays, relatively tightly knit, of double blooms occasionally with a green button eye. It grows to twice the height of the other two plants, shows up frequently at the show table and the trophy table. It is a cross of Mlle Cecile Brunner without the spacey candalabra effect. Iirc, there is some souliana in its background. Again the disease resistance is high and the plant is very adaptable to good soil, bad soil, and responds beautifully to pampering and cosseting. From my vantage point all three roses are winners. Neither Lullaby nor AMM present pink in the bud or bloom, and are eminently suitable to a white garden effect....

Make sure to take ALL the antibiotics they give you! Drink plenty of fluids, too...that helps with the reflux. I had a bout where I had a sore throat, then my throat closed up. I could breathe, but not swallow, it was miserable! Turned out that I'd had reflux, that caused an inflamation in my throat. They gave me what they called a GI cocktail, it was something with an anesthesia to ease the pain, and Maalox to reduce the acid. I was finally able to swallow, but boy, was that miserable. I get occasional reflux, and I up my quanitity of fluids. Some foods, not spicy, however, tend to be bigger triggers for me than others.

Wanda - I am glad that you found the solution for your daughter. My grandson does not seem to have a milk allergy. That was the first thing the docs checked. Carla - They do keep him upright, in fact, a lot of time is spent holding him that way. If he's down (on his back only) or reclining, they keep his body straight. They have the Bjorn carrier, which braces him pretty well. I'll mention the notion of not burping him, which is amazing! He is not constipated, lol (I know that that is not really an lol, especially for you). His stools are pretty much what is expected when breastfeeding. I think that they are going with the growing out of it expectation. I would like them to press harder, but it is very difficult for me to make suggestions. They are sensitive; they are using all their energy to hold things together. Interesting that you mentioned their marriage. I've thought about that, but things seem to be okay. My DIL is a very calm and patient person, and my son is a very earnest and sincere guy about all this, so I think that they'll be all right. My now ex-husband and I took our elder son through ten years of catastrophic asthma. It was a tremendously difficult, awful ordeal. At around year seven of that battle, we divorced. I know that the illness played a big role; it eventually drove us apart. Even though my husband was a superior dad in terms of being there when the asthma struck and our son was hospitalized, too many times to count, nevertheless he spent more and more time away from home. He needed adventure and excitement and we had a boy who needed all kinds of meds and a breathing machine if we were more than twenty minutes from a hospital, not to mention our home life, which was very quiet. Mainly because my son and I would use the non-crisis times to recover and get normal again. Then it would start all over again. My now DH's love of hominess and just generally being around all the time is one of the things that drew me to him. He was and is always "here". I have also thought that my younger DS, the baby's dad, was deeply influenced by his brother's long illness - in his child's mind he observed that no doctors, meds or many hospitalizations, even surgeries, could make the asthma go away. His brother had to grow out of it, which he didn't do until he was in college. So they may feel that as we were alone, so are they. I have noticed on the reflux boards that many parents are just holding on, even with a battery of doctors and various treatments. Some of their situations remind me of my mind-set with my son's asthma. IOW, hang on, try whatever, there is no cure, only coping, forget about the house, just "hold it together." Thanks for your attentiveness!