colic

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Introduction

Spasmodic abdominal pain.

Management

  • probiotics of little or no value for infant colic[2]
  • little evidence to support any treatment of infant colic[2]
  • acupuncture reportedly of value, but data is not strong[3]

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sung V et al Treating infant colic with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri: double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial. BMJ 2014;348:g2107 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24690625 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2107
    Bennett WE Probiotics and infant colic. BMJ 2014;348:g2286 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24690628 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2286
  3. 3.0 3.1 Landgren K, Hallstrom I. Effect of minimal acupuncture for infantile colic: a multicentre, three-armed, single-blind, randomised controlled trial (ACU-COL). Acupunct Med. Jan 16, 2017 http://aim.bmj.com/content/early/2017/01/03/acupmed-2016-011208