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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC this blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.

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GI Issues that interfere with successful feeding: How to recognize the symptoms

May 11, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

There are many reasons that infants and children develop feeding problems. Many of these children have a history of prematurity, neurological dysfunction, respiratory issues, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and learned patterns of behavior as well as other issues. Research supports that a significant number of children have feeding difficulty related to their GI dysfunction.   Hyman PE. Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Gastrointestinal Tagged With: constipation, eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding problem, gastroparesis, GERD, Motility problem, reflux, vomiting

Starting feeding therapy for the child with gagging, vomiting, G-tube feeding and poor oral intake.

March 30, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 3 Comments

I want to share some simple ideas for assessing children with feeding disorders, specifically toddlers with feeding difficulty, g-tube dependence, or food refusal/ extreme picky eating and prioritizing intervention. Think about the whole child when assessing.   The oral motor pattern is the last thing you should address(I realize this is the opposite of what most of us have been Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Case Studies, Feeding Treatment, General Feeding Information Tagged With: feeding problem, feeding therapy, gagging, vomiting

The importance of gastroenterology in treating feeding problems.

March 23, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 5 Comments

At UNC Hospitals, I do about 7 new feeding evals each week. 5 of these are with our pediatric feeding team which includes speech, GI and nutrition and 2 are scheduled as a speech pathology/feeding evaluation. The evals are scheduled based on the doctor's referral so they come in earmarked for feeding team or written for a speech path feeding eval.   I've been making a mental note of the Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Gastrointestinal Tagged With: constipation, feeding problem, gastroesophageal reflux, GERD, GI, reflux, vomiting

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