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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
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- 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
- 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