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Colic symptoms in children usually arrive in late afternoon or early evening, but could occur at any time of day or night. Can scream the main feature of the repeated episodes of colic not is comforted. This article describes how to tell if your baby has colic symptoms and mechanisms of action may help such children can stop crying.

Medical definition of colic cries is out for more than three hours a day, three days a week for more than three weeks in a child, nurtured in the fact, healthy and well. Colic is a difficult problem for both mother and child, but it can be reassuring to know that will run its course, most cases of colic within a few weeks or months.

Colic symptoms and causes

A baby with colic seems otherwise healthy and well nourished, but crying episodes in the later hours of the day and evening have. These episodes often occur in tears at the same time every day and suddenly start for no apparent reason. Follow up of a few minutes three take hours or more. Crying is intense and often high-pitched sounds. Children can become black face.

Abdominal sounds or voices can be observed and can cause abdominal pain; Child raised his knees to his chest and clenches their fists.

It is estimated that as many as 25 percent of children experience colic. The condition is usually seen in children less than 6 months, with symptoms first appearing in a few weeks after birth. Most cases of improvement at the age of 3 months, but few crying episodes copies for up to nine months if ends 90 percent of all cases.

What are the causes of colic is not fully understood, but theories include allergies, lactose intolerance, an immature digestive system, fatigue, anxiety or maternal differences in how a child fed or comforted.

Colic Diagnosis and Treatment

To form a diagnosis, it is important to normal behavior of a practice that distinction with colic. It is normal for a baby cry and fuss, these symptoms are not only marks the definitive presence of colic.

You should contact your child’s doctor if you eat changes in your baby to sleep or behavior determine. By a log of your baby is crying episodes (such as time of day, length of crying) and his sleeping and eating habits, your baby can help doctors form a diagnosis.

Pediatrician can rule out a physical examination or audit lead to underlying conditions, such as food allergies, hernias, urinary tract infections, ear infections or can be to cry.

Prescription medications such as simethicone (Mylicon) have not proved very effective in calming the colic. Probitotics, the substances to maintain a natural balance of “good” bacteria in the digestive tract, more research is needed to help, but that can discuss an option to be with your child’s doctor.

There are some home remedies you try, the can to calm your child:

    Feed your child if he or she seems to be hungry, but child support in an upright position during feeding, and burp your baby often. If breastfeeding, try to completely empty breast before switching sides. This provides the child with back milk that is richer and can be more rewarding.
    Avoid overeating in an attempt to reduce a child crying. Small tables are usually much more useful
    Avoid certain foods that can increase bloating as foods high in sugar and undiluted juice
    Offer your baby a pacifier sucking the calming effect is not possible
    Changing positions your baby in a blanket or hug him or her at close to body
    Baby in the arms or in a baby swing or rock to make belly down on his knees and then slowly influence knee
    Take your child to drive a car or a vibrating seat
    Do not be a child exposed to second hand smoke
    Try to keep a calm environment for the child that is free from excessive anger, anxiety, fear or excitement. Soothing background music can help

take an active role in your health by learning more about colic symptoms and treatments.

You can read more about this condition and use a free tool that guides you through your child symptoms and lead to a diagnosis online. Prepare before you visit your doctor and find out what your symptoms mean with the medical symptom diagnosis tool.

By Taha Mateen