Relieve colic in infants

Colic is one of the most common problems in infants during the first few months. The problem is so widespread that the parents already know how to deal with it before it occurs. Ways in dealing with colic have been for generations in the mouth or through baby books and digests.

Colic is a problem that all seem to know, but few can understand. In fact, until now, scientists and medical experts still do not know what to colic. All they seem to know is that it is characterized by pain in the stomach and abdominal area, but if this problem is rooted ... and this is something that they are still trying to determine.



Many believe that colic is genetic. This means that parents, the colic, when the babies are babies, including colic. Some of the blame on allergens that babies get from their food or from the breast milk that their Mommies them. Others think that colic is just gas that is still in the development of systems for the baby.
Colic begins as early as three weeks old. For premature babies, will start a little later because their bodies have not yet developed. Colic episodes will peak at around two months old and will begin to decline at the third month. Often no more episodes during the fourth month of the baby.

Colic symptoms are so obvious that it is impossible for the parents miss them. In fact, some sings are so "in-your-face" that parents sometimes tend to panic because of fear that something bigger is happening. Colic is actually not a serious problem in infants. Unlike in horses when used as an emergency and the question of life and death, colic in infants is not only on their own. Of course, it is important that you also know what differentiates a colic resulting from something that is really great. What you think is just colic can be a bit harder.

For this reason, it is also important that you consult your pediatrician when colic starts to ensure that it is really colic that you are dealing with. Since there are no tests that accurately colic, the most that doctors can do is to other possible causes of crying and screaming episodes. Among the problems that may cause the same reactions are intestinal blockage, infection in the abdomen, an ear infection and sometimes even a scratch in the child's eyes. Other reasons are obstruction in the digestive tracts, hernia and problems in the intestine.

There is really no specific cause of colic, treating or curing colic is impossible. The only thing parents can do is to ensure that their children as comfortable as possible when they are suffering from a colic episode.

One of the things you can do is to walk your baby and wrap him or her in a swaddling. You can also listen to some soothing music that will calm him during an episode. It is important that you do not overfeed your baby, what most parents do when their children cry. Also check with your pediatrician if your child is allergic to certain foods or liquids, which he takes in. Sometimes allergens that can cause colic can be passed from mother to child through breast milk.

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