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Dietary modifications versus dicyclomine hydrochloride in the treatment of severe infantile colics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8193507     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined 120 infants, aged 3-12 weeks, with severe colics and compared the results of a specific hypoallergenic diet (group A) with those of pharmacological treatment (group B). Non-breast-fed group A infants received soy milk and if unresponsive, hydrolyzed milk formulas; mothers of breast-fed infants received a diet without cow's milk, eggs or fish. Breast-fed and non-breast-fed group B infants received dicyclomine hydrochloride 3 mg/kg/day. Results, based on quantitative measurements of crying, indicated that in breast-fed infants there was no significant improvement between group A (62.5%) and group B (66.6%) infants. Among formula-fed infants, comparison of positive results using soy milk (65.9%) with positive results using dicyclomine (53.3%) was not significant; positive results using soy milk and hydrolyzed milk formulas in non-responders to soy milk, provided an improvement in 95.4% of cases. Pharmacological treatment provided an improvement in 53.3% of cases. The difference was significant (p < 0.01).
Authors:
R Oggero; G Garbo; F Savino; M Mostert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0803-5253     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Paediatr.     Publication Date:  1994 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-06-24     Completed Date:  1994-06-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9205968     Medline TA:  Acta Paediatr     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  222-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Breast Feeding
Colic / diet therapy*,  drug therapy*,  etiology
Dicyclomine / therapeutic use*
Female
Food Hypersensitivity / complications,  prevention & control
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant Food*
Infant, Newborn
Male
Milk, Human
Soybeans
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
77-19-0/Dicyclomine

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