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...

BACKGROUND Colic is widely believed to remit by 3 months of age, with little lasting effect on the infant or the family. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of colic at 3 months and the proportion of cases of colic (identified at 6 weeks) that remitted by 3 months; to identify the factors predictive of colic's remission; and to explore the potential lasting effects of colic on maternal men...

Whatever the etiology of colic in infancy, and multiple causes seem most likely, there is little doubt that emotional factors enter the picture. Whether these constitute one of the causes of colic on only intensify it, is at present impossible to determine. Some investigators have found the colicky infant to he hypertonic, tense, fussy, unhappy even before the onset of specific symptoms. McGee ...

In December 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the National Health Statistics Report on the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by adults and children in the United States for 2007. The authors—Patricia Barnes and colleagues—found that when it comes to children, the most common CAM therapies are natural products and chiropractic spinal manipulations. Th...

The diagnosis of appendicitis in infancy is very difficult to make and is thus usually delayed causing complications such as perforation and abscess formation as well as prolonged hospital stays. Though appendicitis in infants and toddlers is a rare happening, it should nevertheless be overseen in children presenting with colicky pain, vomiting (and/or diarrhea), and fever. Delayed diagnosis is...

AIMS To investigate the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulation in the management of infantile colic. METHODS One hundred infants with typical colicky pain were recruited to a randomised, blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial. RESULTS Nine infants were excluded because inclusion criteria were not met, and five dropped out, leaving 86 who completed the study. There was no significa...

Infantile colic is a prevalent condition characterised by excessive crying with no effective treatment available. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Bifidobacterium breve CECT7263 and combination this Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 versus simethicone in reducing daily time spent colicky infants. A multicentre randomised, open-label, parallel, controlled trial 28 days was performed 150 infan...