Colic
goodtoknow says: If your newborn baby has colic, we really sympathise. Colic can drive even the calmest parent to distraction. The main symptom is a distinctive insistent cry which can last for hours. Your baby may also pull her knees up and refuse to feed. Nobody knows for sure what causes colic. Theories include an immature digestive system and a sensitivity to cows milk. Medicines and remedies can't cure colic but may still be worth trying. Symptoms usually ease within four months.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of colic from patient.co.uk, read on.
Colic is common and distressing. However, it usually goes by the age of 3-4 months. The cause is not known. There are no medicines that will stop colic. Ways, which may help to ease colic in some cases, and some tips on how to cope, are given below.
- Read about a typical baby with colic
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- Why is my baby crying?
- Sleep problems in babies
- Expert advice on how to avoid colic
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TRICIA, about 1 year
MY DAUGHTER IS ON HER KNEES WITH A 2 YEAR OLD WHO WON'T EATAND A 6 WEEK OLD WITH COLIC......INSTEAD OF BRINGING HER KNEES UP TO HER CHEST WHEN IN PAIN SHE ARCHES HER BACK AND GOES ALMOST RIGID.....IS THIS SOMETHING USUAL WITH COLIC. SHE HAS BEEN BREAST FED UP TO YESTERDAY AND IS NOW ON FORMULA. SHE HAS GIVEN HER INFACOL (SPELLING?) FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO NO AVAIL. ANY MORE TRIED AND TESTED REMEDIES WOULD BE GREAT.....SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE AT THE END OF THEIR TETHER....MY DAUGHTER IS VERY ORGANIC WITH FOOD AND FEELS SHE IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG....CAN ANYONE HELP....THE TEARS ARE COMING TOO FREQUENTLY AND I FEEL I MUST HELP.....THANK YOU.TRICIA..
Report this commentgemma telford, over 2 years
omg help!!!!! plzzzzz ... my baby is 12 days old and this will be the 3rd nite that she has had colic ... it starts at 4pm and goes on till abt 11 ... ive tried everything from infacol to baby massage but nothing is working ... plz plz plz if any1 has any advice plz help
Report this commentAnne Agar, over 2 years
I am one of the few people who do know what causes colic in babies and I have a safe, natural remedy for it which has never failed. I've been curing babies who had colic for 10 years now. I have great sympathy for all colicky babies and their parents, having been through the agony of having a colicky baby myself, before I KNEW the cause and so I'm working on a website which includes this subject. It should be ready soon, when I've sorted out the technical side of websites and autoresponders (!) and then lots of babies will be cured quickly, not just the ones in my immediate circle. Anne Agar
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Sarah Evans, 9 months
My 11 week old son Carwyn had very bad colic for a few weeks and I bought a Dr Browns Anti Colic bottle and it worked wonders, he still suffers a little but not as bad as it was. Infacol is good but it takes about two weeks to really start to work, also hav a bottle of gripe water handy and you can use it from 1 month onwards.
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