Carobel causing gas?
My son started on carobel yesterday and it was a game changer for his reflux! He was hardly sick at all! However, in the night he kept waking up crying in pain and then farting. I’m guessing this is from the carobel?
Should I stop giving it to him or do I need to persevere? Will the painful gas go away?
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It did the same to my son :( I stopped using it and switched him on a different formula (SMA) he is so much better now and I don't use any medication etc ..his silent reflux has gone away x
my son is already on SMA. Did you put your son on the standard SMA or the anti reflux formula? X
I put him on the standard as he was on Aptamil before but the SMA anti reflux looked good as it's thickened with starch I think instead of Carob bean (same as Carobel) and it has the milk protein partially broken down so is easier for them to digest ... I would definitely give it a go x
yeah the reflux one definitely seems different to the other anti reflux milks. I’m not sure whether to keep going with carobel and see if it gets better. Or just swap him to anti reflux 🤷♀️
I actually tried Aptamil anti reflux first which worked for my boy but it was quite expensive hence why I went down the carobel route but it made him so uncomfortable with wind I stopped it after a week.
Maybe try a bit longer and give him some Gripe water if he is uncomfortable?
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