OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of diets, drug treatment, and behavioural interventions on infantile colic in trials with crying or the presence of colic as the primary outcome measure. DATA SOURCES Controlled clinical trials identified by a highly sensitive search strategy in Medline (1966-96), Embase (1986-95), and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, in combination with referen...

Background: There is limited knowledge on the potential applicability of fecal calprotectin (f-CP) as an inflammatory screening parameter in infantile colic (IC). This study aimed to evaluate f-CP in neonates with IC as a useful diagnostic indicator regarding this condition. Methods: The present study was conducted on 100 cases, including 50 newborns with IC and 50 non-colicky neonates. The dia...

K. Seyrek-Intas1; D. Seyrek-Intas2; K. Failing3; G. Yilmazbas Mecitoglu1; H. Bostedt4 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey; 2Surgery Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey; 3Working Group for Biomathematics, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany; 4Klinik für Geburtshi...