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Infantile colic and feeding.

M R Ståhlberg, E Savilahti

Archives of Disease in Childhood

|December 1, 1986

Summary

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Lactase treatment did not significantly alter colic symptoms in infants. Both breast milk and cow's milk formula, with or without lactase, showed similar daily durations and severity of infantile colic.

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Area of Science:

Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Nutrition

Background:

Infantile colic is a common condition in newborns, causing significant distress to infants and parents.
Dietary factors, particularly milk intake, are often investigated as potential contributors to colic.
Lactase enzyme is crucial for lactose digestion; its deficiency can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of lactase treatment on infantile colic in breastfed and formula-fed infants.
To compare the incidence, duration, and severity of colic between different milk preparations.

Main Methods:

A double-blind crossover study was conducted with 10 infants diagnosed with infantile colic.
Infants were fed breast milk and cow's milk formula, both untreated and treated with lactase.

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Daily colic presence, duration, and severity were recorded and analyzed.

Main Results:

Colic was observed on 71% of breast milk days and 89% of cow's milk formula days.
No statistically significant difference was found in the daily duration or severity of colic between the different milk preparations (breast milk vs. cow's milk formula, treated vs. untreated with lactase).

Conclusions:

Lactase treatment of milk does not appear to be an effective intervention for reducing the symptoms of infantile colic.
Both breast milk and cow's milk formula, regardless of lactase treatment, were associated with a high prevalence of colic symptoms.