Natural health: Reflux, scabies and homocysteine

Q. My 18-month-old daughter has just been diagnosed with reflux. She often has a great deal of pain in her gut and becomes very irritable. 

The doctor has given us Ranitidine and Domperidone to try. I am not happy with her being on medications at her age. Is there anything natural that can help her?

A. There are a number of symptoms associated with reflux in toddlers, including poor sleeping and eating habits, persistent hiccupping or coughing, stomach ache and nasal congestion. Understandably, this can impact how they interact socially as it often causes children to feel stressed, clingy, and irritable.