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colic

Spasmodic abdominal pain. Management: - probiotics of little or no value for infant colic [2] - little evidence to support any treatment of infant colic [2] - acupuncture reportedly of value, but data is not strong [3]

Related

spasm

Specific

biliary colic (biliary spasm) renal colic; renal pain; ureteral spasm

General

abdominal pain

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Sung V et al Treating infant colic with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri: double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial. BMJ 2014;348:g2107 PMID: 24690625 http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2107 - Bennett WE Probiotics and infant colic. BMJ 2014;348:g2286 PMID: 24690628 http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2286
  3. Landgren K, Hallstrom I. Effect of minimal acupuncture for infantile colic: a multicentre, three-armed, single-blind, randomised controlled trial (ACU-COL). Acupunct Med. Jan 16, 2017 http://aim.bmj.com/content/early/2017/01/03/acupmed-2016-011208