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| Question: | I am a new mother, and need to know how should I deal with colic in a 3 month old? I have received all sorts of advice, but nothing seems to work. |
| Answer: | The exact cause of colic is unknown, but it is a very common problem between 1 and 4 months of age. It is thought to be due to spasms of the small intestine.
Changing the feeding position, rate of feeding, frequency of feeding, and time of feeding may all help.
If these ideas do not help, numerous gut antispasmodics of varying efficacy are available over the counter from chemists.
Changing the formula is rarely beneficial, but breast fed babies are less likely to develop colic than bottle fed ones.
Anxiety in the mother can be transmitted to the baby, and this often exacerbates the problem. If mother and/or child are very distressed, doctors can treat the condition with appropriate medications.
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