| I am sure you have heard of acid reflux, an | | | | less than 1 year old. The reason it tends to occur |
| unpleasant condition that affects millions of people | | | | often in young children is that their muscle at the |
| all over the world. If you suffer from this disease | | | | base of their esophagus - which is supposed to |
| then you will know how painful it can be especially | | | | only allow food to travel in one direction - can be |
| its main symptom, heartburn. If you have a | | | | quite weak. This allows acid to reflux from the |
| young child, especially if they are less than 12 | | | | stomach up through the esophagus. Generally |
| months old you may want to know some more | | | | though this problem is only temporary and it is |
| about acid reflux in children. This is because this | | | | usually not much to worry about. |
| form of the disease tends to effect children of | | | | |