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Improving the Symptoms of Infant Colic

Transient lactose intolerance has been identified as a possible causative factor in infant colic. A double-blind randomised placebo controlled crossover study to investigate this was undertaken in 53 babies with symptoms of colic. 38% of babies who complied in the trial responded to pre-treatment of feeds with lactase. Click here to read about the outcomes of this important study.

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Infant colic affects between 10% - 30% of babies between 3 and 13 weeks, whether breast or formula fed?  Although it is not generally considered to be a serious medical condition, colic can lead to failure to thrive and in extreme cases to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. More commonly, it may contribute to impaired parent-child bonding, and even increase the risk of child abuse. 1

 1. Improvement of symptoms in infant colic following reduction of lactose load with lactase, D, Kanbar, * M.Randhawa* and P. Clayton+, *Department of Paediatrics, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK;+Crosscare Ltd, Dublin, Ireland, p359