Infantile colic: Is a pain syndrome

Gudmundsson, Gardar

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2010.07.014

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“…Infantile colic is usually interpreted as a pain syndrome and may be multifactorial. 2 Allergy to cow's milk proteins, intestinal hormone anomalies, parental factors, and central nervous system dysregulation have been suggested as etiologies. 3 The gastrointestinal tract has been suspected because of the infant's apparent abdominal discomfort, and many thera-pies target it.…”

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Association Between Childhood Migraine and History of Infantile Colic

Romanello¹,

Spiri²,

Marcuzzi³

et al. 2013

JAMA

101

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“…3 The gastrointestinal tract has been suspected because of the infant's apparent abdominal discomfort, and many thera-pies target it. 2 . Although benign and self-limited, colic may cause stress in parents and has been reported to lead to shaken baby syndrome.…”

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Association Between Childhood Migraine and History of Infantile Colic

Romanello¹,

Spiri²,

Marcuzzi³

et al. 2013

JAMA

101

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“…Infantile colic is usually considered a pain syndrome and might be multifactorial. 5 The possible causes of this disorder are gastrointestinal, biological, and psychological factors. 6 Among the gastrointestinal factors, intestinal hypermotility has been propounded as an underlying cause whose possible source is the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system.…”

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Investigating the Frequency of Infantile Colic in Children with Migraine

Toosi

Ghodsi

Sarabi

et al. 2021

Journal of Child Science

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Infantile colic is a common problem observed within the first 3 months of life in infants and is a common cause of crying among infants. Migraine is a common cause of recurrent primary headaches during childhood. The pathogenesis of migraine and colic has remained unknown, but various factors seem to be involved. Patients with migraine may have a medical history of infantile colic, and infantile colic is considered an early manifestation of migraine. In this study, we investigate the frequency of history of infantile colic in 6- to 14-year-old children with migraines. In this case–control study, 80 children with the diagnosis of migraine and 100 children without migraine, all within the age range of 6 to 14 years, were included. A checklist was completed for each person about the background information and history of infantile colic as well as the history of migraine in parents. Among the children with migraine, 92.5%, and in the control group, 10%, had a familial history of migraine. Also, among the children with migraine, 61.25%, and in the control group, 4%, had a history of infantile colic. The obtained results showed that the frequency of a history of infantile colic was significantly higher in the case group than in the control group. This study provides some evidence regarding the presence of association between infantile colic as well as the familial history of migraines and developing migraines in the future. However, due to some limitations of the retrospective manner of the study, the results should be completed with future studies.

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“…The description of infantile colic mostly used in literature is still based on the definition of Wessel, Cobb, Jackson, Harris and Detwiler ( 1954 ). The condition is described as sudden onset periods of high-pitched crying without an explainable cause (Kheir, 2012 ), exceeding three hours per day in duration (Deshpande, 2003 ; Gudmundsson, 2010 ) and lasting for more than three days within a period of three weeks (Lucassen et al , 2001 ; Savino, 2007 ).…”

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“…Several factors have already been identified that may increase the risk of infantile colic. These include gastro-oesophageal reflux (Heine, 2006 ), increased levels of gastrointestinal hormones (Savino et al , 2006 ), flora (Savino et al , 2010 ), esophagitis (Berezin, Glassman, Bostwick & Halata, 1995), low birth weight (Søndergaard et al , 2000 ), maternal smoking (Reijneveld, Brugman & Hirasing, 2000 ), lactose intolerance (Kanabar, Randhawa & Clayton, 2001 ) and feeding difficulties (Gudmundsson, 2010 ; Miller-Loncar, Bigsby, High, Wallach & Lester, 2004 ). The etiology appears to be unknown (Kheir, 2012 ; Lucassen et al , 2001 ) and no standard treatment protocol for infantile colic has been indicated (Hall, Chesters & Robinson, 2012 ).…”

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Suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic

Degenaar

Kritzinger

2015

South African Journal of Communication Disorders

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BackgroundThere appears to be a perception amongst parents and in popular literature that infantile colic is caused by feeding difficulties. Limited support for this perception is found in scientific literature. Whilst there is scientific evidence that suck, swallow and breathing are key components of successful feeding, these components and the coordination thereof in infants with colic have not been extensively researched. ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to explore the suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic and compare it with infants without the condition.MethodAn assessment protocol for suck, swallow and breathing coordination was compiled from literature. This protocol was performed on a research group of 50 infants, independently diagnosed with infantile colic, and a control group of 28 infants without the condition. All participants were from two rural towns in the North–West province, South Africa, selected with a snowball selection method and strict selection criteria. The study followed a static comparison group design. ResultsA significant difference in the key components of feeding and the presence of colic in participants of four age categories were found. The correlation between postural control and the presence of infantile colic were sustained in participants from 2–19 weeks old.ConclusionSuck, swallow and breathing were found to be significantly associated with infantile colic. The findings should be investigated further. It appears that speech-language therapists may play an expanding role in infantile colic.

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Infantile colic: Is a pain syndrome

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Association Between Childhood Migraine and History of Infantile Colic

Association Between Childhood Migraine and History of Infantile Colic

Investigating the Frequency of Infantile Colic in Children with Migraine

Suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic

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