All patients were given a written recommendations including
lifestyle modification a week prior to the study. Then, the enrolled
children were randomly assigned to receive omeprazole 1 ml/kg/
day or Quince syrup 0.6 ml/kg/day in divided dose for four
consecutive weeks. Patients were then visited after intervention
and two weeks after the end of the intervention. Age specific
questionnaires of GERD were filled out verbally.