Well hello again, square one

Sorry to hear that things are still so hard. I think Ann Marie’s advice makes a lot of sense. If he has food intolerances or sensitivities the added ingredients in the solutabs may be bothering him, so another form of Prevacid may be the answer for him. Or, maybe you can ask to try Zegerid. While they are both PPI’s some babies do better on one or the other.

How long has he been on Elecare? This article explains that it can take MONTHS for some babies to get relief on an elemental formula, so maybe sticking with it will finally yield some positive results.

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6013&a mp;KW=misconceptions

I wish I had better advice and I hope things get better soon.

Capsules which you open and sprinkle over applesauce.

Compounded which is a liquid. This is a good option because it doesn’t have to be given on an empty stomach / followed by a meal 30 minutes later, BUT you have to make sure it is prepared perfectly or it loses it’s effectiveness. http://www.marci-kids.com does explain this.

Packets – contains little beads….I’m not too sure how this is administererd. Laura’s intro probably explains it. Look for Prevacid 101.

this is how to get prevacid compounded:

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4505&a mp;KW=ppi

and i wouldnt use it for more than 2 weeks. meaning, it looses stability in about 14 days (this is what our pharmacist confirmed)

We did every formula under the sun too. She did the best which wasn’t great on RTF Alimentum as well since it had no corn but it did have milk. If you want to try what Taylor is on is called Ross Carbohydrate Free Soy with Iron. You can only order it online or directly through Ross, it comes in little cans and you have to add water and mix in your own carbohydrate, in our case we use Brown rice syrup. This has been the best formula for her, she still takes it with goats milk, which I think is more due to the taste, since when we switched her she was a little older so her taste buds were more developed. This was our last hope with formulas! And prevacid was a no go for us, solutabs and capsules, it didn’t seem to work on her at all, she is on compounded prilosec and for some odd reason seems to work the best.