Incidence
Approximately 50% of healthy infants have signs of GER (Grossman & Liacouras, 2008), with most experiencing regurgitation accompanied by crying. The peak incidence of GER occurs at approximately 4 months of and decreases thereafter, so that only 5% of children age experience symptoms by the time they reach 1 year old (Grossman & Liacouras, 2008). GERD has been associated with neurologic or developmental problems in children, and in children with asthma or cystic fibrosis
(Grossman & Liacouras, 2008)