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I have a 4month old baby girl who has been throwing up since birth and her weight gain has been slow because of this.

After several trips to the hospital and various formulas, medications etc for reflux and cows milk protien allergy, they finally did an abdominal ultrasound last week and the sonographer said that her stomach looked very full considering she'd not been fed for 2hours and had just been sick all over her dad and the waiting room floor!!

They said that they could't tell from an ultrasound but it could be that her duodenum is too narrow meaning that food is moving very slowly from the stomach to the intestines? (I think!)

Has anyone heard of this before? I was told that futher tests would be done but as we haven't seen the consultant yet I don't know what these are - any ideas?
What (if any) is the treatment for this type of thing?

TIA
k8 and (pukey) Nancy.x

k8bailey Tue 14/10/08 12:34

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Jenna1978
Tue 14/10/08
13:30

Could be Plyloric Stenosis?

some info here and more on Google.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23069167/

sqad617
Tue 14/10/08
13:39

Pyloric stenosis is certainly a possibility, but you you mention the word duodenum. If you Google duodenal atresia, there is a condition which would account for the symptoms. 4 months is a bit late for both of these conditions, so it could turn out that neither is an apropriate diagnosis.
Further investigations would include blood tests and looking down with a camera (endoscopy). The treatment of pyloric stenosis and duodenal atresia is surgery, but as mentioned I would not put my money on either diagnosis.

k8bailey
Tue 14/10/08
16:56

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Thanks for those answers.

We've been told that it's unlikely to be pyloric stenisis due to her age and coz she's a girl. TBH I didn't realise where the pylorus was so thanks for the link Jenna.

I've just had a look at duodenal atresia but whatever my daughter has doesn't seem that exteme. She doesn't projectile vomit and is putting on a bit of weight.

It was the sonographer who mention the duodenum specifically I should have asked more questions but there wasn't much time.

Can a person have a mild form of either duodenal atresia or pyloric stenosis? which may explain why her symptoms are slightly less severe

sqad617
Tue 14/10/08
17:39

No, you either have pyloric stenosis, duodenal atresia or not....there are no minor degrees of.
It sounds as though itis nothing to worry about.

petal54
Wed 15/10/08
12:13

hi,sorry to hear re your wee girl,i had pyloric stenosis & i'm a 'girl'(now an old bat according to kids),also my son had it,we were both 6wks old,my dad had it but was older & did not need an op.my son & i both did have ops,son now 6ft 4".but son & me would've not survived without an op,so sounds like something else.best wishes

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