Your collicky baby - Why is it so?I'm no Julius Sumner Miller, but I've fathered a collicky baby. We didn't know what had hit us. I hope this page may help you deal with your child's problem. Most of what you read will tell you it is rarely due to food intolerance. I'd check it out first. One study I read put the figure at 70% Everything a breastfeeding mum eats, drinks or puts on her body has to be suspect. Best to change the lot, substituting foods not ordinarily eaten, which should be safe. Infant colic may settle rapidly, in a day or two. One then has the long task of reintroducing foods one at a time to see which are causes of colic (and possibly symptoms in you as well.) Gripe waterA mixture of sugar, alcohol and bicarbonate of soda has been in use for ages.Herbal remedies1 include balm mint, chamomile, dill, fennel, ginger, licorice and vervain. I'd try these before using any pharmaceuticals.
1. http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/news/colic-remedies-ruled-in-or-out-by-review?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Clinical+review_29_03_11&utm_content=Clinical+review_29_03_11+CID_76456ba8af0ebcbc74cc690084b0541e&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Colic+remedies+ruled+in+or+out+by+review
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