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PMID: 17718777 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Infantile colic is a widespread clinical condition in the first 3 months of life, which is easily recognized, but incompletely understood and difficult to solve. The available evidence suggests that infantile colic might have several independent causes. The medical hypotheses include food hypersensitivity or allergy, immaturity of gut function and dysmotility, and the behavioural hypotheses include inadequate maternal-infant interaction, anxiety in the mother and difficult infant temperament. Other recent hypotheses, such as hormone alterations and maternal smoking, still need confirmation, whereas the new concept of alterations in the gut microflora, have been reported. A number of interventions, including pharmacological agents, are discussed, but it is probable that infants with colic require a graded strategy. CONCLUSION: Considering the favourable clinical course and the wide range of manifestations, a safe approach should be adopted, which is proportional to the intensity of the infantile colic. However, further research and guidelines are still needed. |
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Authors:
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Francesco Savino |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 96 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-27 Completed Date: 2007-11-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: Norway |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1259-64 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, University of Turin, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy. francesco.savino@unito.it |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Colic*
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etiology,
physiopathology,
therapy Diet Feeding Behavior / physiology Food Hypersensitivity / complications Gastroesophageal Reflux / complications Gastrointestinal Motility / physiology Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology Glucose Solution, Hypertonic / therapeutic use Humans Infant Lactose Intolerance / complications Phytotherapy Probiotics / therapeutic use Psychology Severity of Illness Index Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / physiology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Glucose Solution, Hypertonic; 37221-79-7/Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide |
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