| All parents pass through a tedious period | | | | gastro esophageal reflux has also been linked |
| when their baby experiences baby colic. Baby | | | | to it. Sometimes, babies suffering from |
| or infant colic is a condition where you may | | | | lactose intolerance may also suffer and |
| find a perfectly healthy baby crying for no | | | | circadian rhythms' effects, smoking of the |
| reason at all. Sometimes screaming also | | | | mother and smoke in the air, along with |
| accompanies this crying and this situation is | | | | existence of too much stress in the pregnant |
| common amongst babies who are a few months | | | | mother during the third trimester of |
| old. At the age of eight months, the child | | | | pregnancy have all been found to be |
| may stop experiencing baby colic. | | | | associated with baby colic. |
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| Colic is more common in the bottle fed baby, | | | | There has never been any fixed medical |
| however, this does not imply that it is not | | | | treatment. The treatment of baby colic |
| seen in breast fed babies. There are cases of | | | | differs between medical practitioners and |
| breast fed babies also experiencing baby | | | | physicians of different countries. In fact, |
| colic and bouts generally occur during a | | | | there are some physicians who advise the baby |
| specific part of the day, mostly early | | | | to be left alone, and let the baby colic run |
| evening. | | | | its course, as there is no actual cure for |
| | | | baby colic. Some doctors today advise |
| The cause has not been proven yet. It is | | | | simethicone to treat baby colic; this is |
| found that the amount of colic in babies tend | | | | effective in some cases, and not in others. |
| to differ from one to the other. Babies are | | | | |
| generally considered to be suffering from | | | | Allergies in the baby and mother have now |
| baby colic even if, after all its causes have | | | | been proven to be the major cause, so it is |
| been ruled out, the baby keeps crying for | | | | often advised to control the diet of the |
| hours daily, more than 3 days a week, | | | | breastfeeding mother. This move has in fact |
| throughout the month. | | | | produced amazing results. However, it does |
| | | | not necessarily cure it. Soothing measures |
| Colic was first assumed to be abdominal pain | | | | like pacifiers and rocking have found to be |
| that developed with trapped gas in the | | | | rather effective in calming the baby during |
| digestive tract. However, it is no longer | | | | bad bouts. Parents generally try all types of |
| considered to be the only cause. Some doctors | | | | methods to cure baby colic. If you have tried |
| conclude that the baby's delicate nature, its | | | | several ways, but still not able to solve the |
| developing nervous system, and the new and | | | | issue fully, don't feel disappointed. Baby |
| harsh environment it lives in all generally | | | | colic will last only a few months. |
| lead to baby colic. A condition called mild | | | | |