Baby Colic - Symptoms and Treatment
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Baby colic is characterized by repeated excessive crying episodes,
without any distinguishable reason. Most often, parents tend to blame
themselves as the cause of the crying and see it as their incapability
to handle the baby. However, baby colic has nothing to do with
parenting, and the real reason behind the disorder remains unclear. The
interesting fact associated with this disease is that the disorder can
typically occur in well fed healthy babies. A baby suffering with baby
colic is seen crying three or more hours per day, three or more days
per week, ongoing for three or more weeks, however, it is not
considered as a serious disorder since the symptoms will gradually
disappear by its own, without any particular treatment.Usually
the outbreak of baby colic starts from three weeks of age and becomes
severe in between six weeks and eight weeks. It will slowly subside by
three months of time. Any how, in some cases, baby colic will last for
six months of time. Even though it does not cause any impairment in the
growth and development o the child, it creates must annoyance to the
parents since no parent can easily tolerate his or her child crying.Baby
colic can be differentiated from other disorders, with its
characteristic symptom of periodic outbreak of crying, which cannot be
soothed easily and associated symptoms such as baby extending its legs,
arching its back, face becoming red, clenching its fists, passing gas
and having difficulty in passing stools. It is also seen that it will
regularly occur in early evenings, which is related with disturbances
in melatonin diurnal rhythm. The underlying reason that caused the
disease is constantly being searched for and the possible answers
include adverse conditions while pregnancy such as maternal prenatal
anxiety, cigarette smoking, or labor medication,The treatment
for baby colic is not definite since the possible reason is not clear.
However, many reasons can be looked at. The important reasons include
the insufficient neurological development of baby, digestive system
related problems, gas, protein allergies and diet problems of feeding
mothers. The primary care for the baby is given according to the
symptoms for outbreak of crying.Baby colic treatment mainly
includes measures to console the child. Primarily check whether your
baby has any discomfort such as the need to change the diaper or
hunger. If these are not a problem, then try to soothe the baby by
taking them in horizontal position and keep them in motion. You can
cradle, rock or dance with them in hand if you have any discomfort to
carry in hand, take the child in a sling or front pack. Listening to
white music and vibrations such as of appliances is also seen as being
soothing for the child.In case of baby colic due to digestive
complaints, you have to lay your baby on their stomach, in order to
pass gas. Gripewater, Mylicon drops and colic tablets may have to be
given in prescribed dosage to avoid gas and other such digestive
problems. If the baby is milk intolerant or fructose intolerant, in
bottle fed babies, try to use any of the specific formulas such as
Whey-based, Soy-based, and Hypoallergenic formulas. In breast fed
babies, the mother has to be conscious to avoid spicy foods and
allergenic substances such as high fibre grains, beans, onions
broccoli, cabbage, and caffeine in diet, to avoid discomfort for the
baby.Baby colic is a temporary disorder in infants, which
require patient attention and pampering formulas to overcome the
repeated bouts of crying.
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