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Child-Pyloric stenosis

What is Pyloric Stenosis?
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In this condition the muscle around the stomach outlet becomes thick; because of this milk cannot pass across and a blockage results. It typically affects babies 4-6 wks after birth. The exact cause of this problem is not known. But it is known to run in families affecting mainly the first male child.

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Posted by:  Groffy  Posted on: 03/07/2010
There are many PS cases that don't fit these "rules": girl babies and later children also get the condition. There are other general characteristics of PS that also have many exceptions: it affects more Caucasians, children with blood groups A and O, children of mothers who were stressed during the last months of pregnancy.
If your baby is not keeping food down, vomits increasingly and powerfully, is losing weight and/or condition, is not passing motions and urine, suspect PS, get your baby tested, don't be put off by an unsuspecting and ill-informed doctor. On the internet there are many stories of children being treated only just before it's too late.

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