By contrast, GER is defined as effortless regurgitation of gastric contents; it is extremely common in infants. GER occurs physiologically at all ages, and most episodes are brief and asymptomatic.

GER, in which the contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus, is "an almost universal phenomenon" in preterm infants, explain Eric C. Eichenwald, MD, professor of pediatrics at Perelman ...

They found that infants’ GERD symptoms did not consistently improve from PPIs. Results for children and adolescents showed that PPIs were equally effective as alginates, ranitidine or a different PPI ...