RESULTS At 3months of age, the mean duration of crying time (38 vs 71 minutes; P < .01), the mean number of regurgitations per day (2.9 vs 4.6; P < .01), and themean number of evacuations per day (4.2 vs 3.6; P < .01) for the L reuteriDSM 17938 and placebo groups, respectively, were significantly different. The use of L reuteriDSM 17938 resulted in an estimatedmean savings per patient of €88 (U...

abstractbackground: infantile colic is a common complaint in the first few weeks of life. on the other hand, because of its unknown etiology, there is not a specific therapy for this complaint, but various therapeutic options for reducing pain and restlessness of these infants are recommended. skin to skin contact by kangaroo mother care (kmc) increases in pain threshold and it seems to be a su...

Many factors have been identified as risk factors for colic in horses in several epidemiological studies. The aim of our paper was to review the results of 12 epidemiological studies, in order to assess the impact of each risk factor for colic. According to the literature, the factors that increase the risk of colic are feeding practices (type and quality of food, type and changes of feeding), ...

Annamaria Staiano and Erasmo Miele speak to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor: Following the presentation of the results from an Italian trial on the treatment of infantile colic through the combination of herbal agents and probiotics, Annamaria Staiano (Professor of Paediatrics) and Erasmo Miele (Assistant Professor of Paediatrics; both Naples University, Italy) discuss childhood gastrointestina...

Regarding the recently published review "Looking for new treatments of Infantile Colic" by Savino et al. we want to add that positive effects of acupuncture have been demonstrated to release pain and agitation and that acupuncture seems to be a safe treatment when performed by trained acupuncturists. Inconclusive results in the few published articles on the subject can be due to different acupu...

Many parents, caregivers and health professionals are faced with caring for an unhappy infant displaying symptoms associated with colic. Food allergies, gastrointestinal and behavioural factors have been suggested as possible causes. Infantile colic usually affects infants in the first few weeks of life and resolves itself before six months of age. It has been estimated that colic is prevalent ...