Definition:
In babies aged 0-3 months with healthy nutrition and normal development
Lasting at least 3 weeks
More than 3 days a week and
3 times a day It is called the clinical condition in which CRYING, FACIAL FLUIDING, AND DRAWING THE LEGS TOWARDS THE ABDOMEN are observed for more than hours.
Infantile colic gas pain usually begins after the second week. The period when it is most intense is in the sixth week. It is usually not seen after 3 months at a rate of (47%). Sometimes (12%) It can continue up to 12 months.
What factors are responsible for why colic occurs:
Smoking: at home The more individuals who smoke, the greater the likelihood and severity of colic in babies.
Nutrition: It has been reported that bottle feeding and feeding in a supine position cause gas formation.
Allergy:Cow's milk allergy or multiple food allergy can cause very different findings, and are important in the differential diagnosis of infantile colic, which is seen only with crying.
Lactose digestive disorders: Some Experts have stated that lactose malabsorption is responsible for infantile colic.
Changes in the digestive system flora:The intestines of the baby, which is sterile at birth, transmit various microorganisms to the intestine by swallowing during birth. . As soon as the baby starts breastfeeding, the probiotic and prebiotic substances in breast milk are broken down by disease-causing bacteria in the intestine, and the intestinal wall is surrounded by probiotic bacteria and becomes dominant. This is the development of normal intestinal flora.
Studies have shown that lactobacillus acidophilus is less in the stools of babies with infantile colic, and lactobacillus brevis and lactobasilus lactis are more. Therefore, it is important which type of medication to give in the treatment of infantile colic.
Probiotics in the treatment of infantile colic:
Answering the question of which probiotic to use and in what quantity when using probiotics in the treatment of infantile colic. is required. In cases where lactobacilli, which can be used as probiotics, decrease, pathogenic microorganisms increase in number and cause Successful results are obtained in studies conducted with various probiotic bacteria in the prevention and treatment of phantom colic. Get help from your doctor about which probiotic or medicine to choose.
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