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Use of sucrose as a treatment for infant colic
1Department of Paediatrics, University of Bergen, Norway.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|April 1, 1997
Abstract
Aims:
To examine if sucrose has an analgesic effect on infant colic.
Methods:
Nineteen infants with typical infant colic were given 2 ml of 12% sucrose or distilled water when crying, in a double blind double crossover study. The effect was measured by parents' score.
Results:
Twelve improved specifically on sucrose and one on placebo (p < 0.01). Five showed a non-specific improvement.
Conclusions:
Sucrose has a significant ameliorating effect on infant colic.