


The reflux has enough acid to irritate and damage the lining of the esophagus. Sometimes, infant reflux can be caused by more-serious conditions, such as: These include lying flat most of the time and being fed an almost completely liquid diet. Some factors that contribute to infant reflux are common in babies and often can't be avoided. It opens when your baby swallows and remains tightly closed at other times, keeping stomach contents where they belong. When the LES is not fully developed, it allows stomach contents to flow back up into the esophagus. This muscle is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). In infants, the ring of muscle between the esophagus and the stomach is not yet fully developed.
