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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Keljo said there are certain signs that indicate your baby should be evaluated by a specialist. If your child throws up blood, a substance that looks like coffee grounds, or if there's green in the vomit, your child should be seen right away. Also, if your child isn't gaining weight or is even losing weight, if you can hear significant choking sounds, if there's a chronic cough or hoarseness that accompanies regurgitation, your child should see a gastroenterologist, he said.
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To learn more about acid reflux in babies, visit the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Last updated 11/5/2007
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SOURCES: Vikram Khoshoo, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric gastroenterologist, Pediatric Specialty Center, West Jefferson Medical Center, New Orleans; David Keljo, M.D., pediatric gastroenterologist, and director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; November 2007 Pediatrics
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