Dietary Management of Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review

Iacovou, Marina; Ralston, Robin A.; Muir, Jane G.; Truby, Helen

doi:10.1007/s10995-011-0842-5

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“…2 If crying and/or fussing exceeds 3 hours/day for >3 days/week, it is defined as infantile colic 3. The colic may be resolved if cow's milk protein is eliminated 4. Nutritional supplements of Lactobacillus reuteri might also be effective 5.…”

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Effect of Minimal Acupuncture for Infantile Colic: A Multicentre, Three-Armed, Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial (Acu-Col)

Landgren

Hallström

2017

Acupunct Med

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BackgroundEvidence for treating infantile colic with acupuncture is contradictory.AimTo evaluate and compare the effect of two types of acupuncture versus no acupuncture in infants with colic in public child health centres (CHCs).MethodsA multicentre, randomised controlled, single-blind, three-armed trial (ACU-COL) comparing two styles of acupuncture with no acupuncture, as an adjunct to standard care, was conducted. Among 426 infants whose parents sought help for colic and registered their child's fussing/crying in a diary, 157 fulfilled the criteria for colic and 147 started the intervention. All infants received usual care plus four extra visits to CHCs with advice/support (twice a week for 2 weeks), comprising gold standard care. The infants were randomly allocated to three groups: (A) standardised minimal acupuncture at LI4; (B) semi-standardised individual acupuncture inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine; and (C) no acupuncture. The CHC nurses and parents were blinded. Acupuncture was given by nurses with extensive experience of acupuncture.ResultsThe effect of the two types of acupuncture was similar and both were superior to gold standard care alone. Relative to baseline, there was a greater relative reduction in time spent crying and colicky crying by the second intervention week (p=0.050) and follow-up period (p=0.031), respectively, in infants receiving either type of acupuncture. More infants receiving acupuncture cried <3 hours/day, and thereby no longer fulfilled criteria for colic, in the first (p=0.040) and second (p=0.006) intervention weeks. No serious adverse events were reported.ConclusionsAcupuncture appears to reduce crying in infants with colic safely.Trial registration numberNCT01761331; Results.

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Effect of Minimal Acupuncture for Infantile Colic: A Multicentre, Three-Armed, Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial (Acu-Col)

Landgren

Hallström

2017

Acupunct Med

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“…However, not all unsettled infants respond and most studies examining maternal elimination diets have methodological limitations. [37][38][39][40]55,56 These approaches are probably only effective for babies who have an underlying allergy to cow's milk protein. 56 Behavioural therapies such as reducing stimulation, improving parental responsiveness and parental counselling can be effective.…”

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Infantile colic

Sung¹

2018

Aust Prescr

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“…It is observed in 15% -30% of infants (1). It should be noted that the problem accounts for 10%-20% of all visits in the first four months of infantile life to pediatricians (3)(4)(5). Mothers complaining of baby colic reported more depression within two and six months of postpartum (6).…”

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Effectiveness of Herbal Medicines Containing Phytoestrogens to Treat Infantile Colic: A Meta-analysis Review

Mohammadi

Ghazanfarpour

Kargarfard

et al. 2018

JPR

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Context: Due to the dissatisfaction with the conventional therapeutic methods to control the infantile colic, the mothers are developing interest in herbal medicines. Objectives: The present study is a systematic review with meta-analysis which was conducted to evaluate the effect of herbal medicines in the treatment of infantile colic. Data Sources: A systematic electronic search was performed on the databases of the MEDLINE, Scopus and the Cochrane Central Register Trials inception up to July 2018 to assess the effectiveness of herbal medicines in the treatment of infantile colic. No determined limitation was considered and the measured outcome was the duration of crying time. Study Selection: Six studies assessed the effect of herbal medicine on colic infantile Data Extraction: The data extraction and quality assessment of the trials were performed by two separate individuals based on standardized predefined checklist. Results: Five studies investigated the effect of prepared herbal medicines containing phytoestrogens on the infantile colic, the colic improvement score, and the number of night waking times. The compounds containing phytoestrogens decreased the duration of crying time compared to placebo (SMD=-0.536; 95% CI=-0.848 to 0.224; P=0.001). Heterogeneity was moderate but not statistically significant (I2=56%; P=0.07). Moreover, one study measured the colic improvement score and the number of night wakings whose results showed a significant decrease in the parameters. To sum up, the phytoestrogens could significantly improve the infantile colic. Four trials studied the effect of compounds containing fennel, as their results indicated a significant improvement in the duration of crying time compared to control group (SMD=O.712; 95% CI=-1.005 to 0.420; P<0.001). Heterogeneity was 0% among the studies. The SMD of compounds containing fennel alone reduced the duration of crying time to less than-0.6 (95% CI=-0.940 to-0.456; P<0.001). Heterogeneity was moderate but not statistically significant (I2=0%; P=0.669). Conclusions: Fennel and compounds containing phytoestrogens had a significant positive effect on the duration of crying time. Mentha piperita was shown to possess higher efficacy than simethicone in reducing daily colic duration. Further trials should be conducted with larger sample size and longer treatment duration.

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Dietary Management of Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review

Cited by 73 publications

References 42 publications

Effect of Minimal Acupuncture for Infantile Colic: A Multicentre, Three-Armed, Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial (Acu-Col)

Effect of Minimal Acupuncture for Infantile Colic: A Multicentre, Three-Armed, Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial (Acu-Col)

Infantile colic

Effectiveness of Herbal Medicines Containing Phytoestrogens to Treat Infantile Colic: A Meta-analysis Review

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