1 What is an ailment?

This definition should be understood as a violation of the digestive process in a baby, in which there is a slightly swollen tummy in combination with bouts of pain in this area. They can easily be determined by the sharp anxiety that the newborn manifests: screaming, fingering, attempts to press the knees to the stomach. Most often, the child calms down immediately after the gazicks go away, or the bowel is emptied. These signs indicate that the cause of capricious behavior in the temporary shortage of beneficial bacteria in the intestines of the baby. Although colic in newborns can occur at any time of the day or night, but according to observations, they are most often manifested in the evening, especially for babies that gain weight very quickly.

If the initial stages of colic can disturb babies only a couple of times a week and last no more than 20 minutes, then in the future their intensity and duration increase. In the most active phase, colic causes anxiety to the baby almost daily and can last for several hours with small interruptions. However, the presence of colic does not influence the child's chair or appetite.

2 Causes of

Presumably, colic in newborns occurs due to several factors: from the baby's birth season and ending with the emotional state of his mother and the rest of the environment. It is believed that the babies who were born in the summer, the occurrence of colic will be more likely, as in those children whose mother smoked during pregnancy. On the other hand, there is a whole list of possible reasons for the occurrence of colic in a baby. It matters even if the child was full-term, if he has allergic reactions, how well his mother feeds( if the baby is breastfed), how well it tolerates lactose, whether it is correctly applied to the breast.

If the child is on artificial feeding, the causes of colic may become incorrectprepared infant formula, excessive feeding of the baby, or simply weakened muscles of the anterior abdominal wall.

Sometimes, with a prolonged period of colic, it makes sense to show the child to a specialist to rule out the cause of intestinal diseases.

However, in most cases, the symptoms of colic can be recognized by the mother of the child alone: ​​the presence of seizures after the child has eaten, grumbling in the tummy, cold legs, while remaining a good appetite, etc. In addition, gaziki can occur if the teat on the bottle contains air in addition to the milk mixture, and even with excessively tight diapering, improperly matched diaper or long cry of the child.

3 Treatment measures and prevention

First of all, if your child has colic - do not panic. Quite often, reducing the time period and the intensity of seizures is helped by a simple correction of the mother's diet, if the baby is fed by breast milk. Such a diet for nursing mother provides removal from the menu of fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes and cabbage in any form. In addition, it is necessary to abandon the use of milk and gas-forming food products. In some cases, the doctor may recommend temporarily switching to feeding the baby with the help of special medical mixtures.

Sometimes it is useful to add a decoction of field horsetail to the baby bath. It helps to reduce the formation of gazicks in the baby's belly and improves the baby's sleep.

It's not so difficult to learn how to help babies with the help of massage - this information is pretty much now on the Internet on video, or you can consult with a specialist from a polyclinic at your place of residence. In fact, there is nothing complicated in this.

4 What should I do at home?

The main recommendations on how to relieve colic in a baby are as follows:

• during a fit of colic is recommended to put the baby to the chest, it helps him relax and significantly reduces pain;
• is recommended to put the child on his stomach as often as possible, thus, a double effect is achieved: the baby calms down from the mother's presence, and his tummy evenly warms up, which has a positive effect on the process of assimilation of milk;
• well-proven children's gymnastic exercises: help the kid pull his knees to the tummy, connect the left knee with the right elbow and vice versa, you can alternate approaches among themselves, thanks to this gymnastics the child can easily escape the gazik, and the colic is not as intense;
• in some cases, pediatricians may recommend the use of a special gas outlet tube, which according to the instruction is injected into the anus of the infant, having previously smeared with a vaseline oil the tip. This method causes a lot of controversy, and each of the parents independently decides for themselves how justified the use of the tube, especially in the perspective of further development.

As a drug for colic, doctors often prescribe children's medicines containing enzymes or probiotics. In this case, it should not be surprising if the drug is administered in the form of capsules. In order to add the contents of the capsule to the milk, it must be carefully opened and diluted the powder contained inside the shell in a small amount of boiled water or breast milk.

The most popular probiotics are Bifiform, Linex, Bifidumbacterin, Acipol, etc. Simethicone drugs, which do not have the addictive effect, are considered more modern drugs, but they significantly reduce the release of gases and, as a consequence, reduce the likelihood of colic. These medicines are most often produced in the form of emulsions: Espumizan, Simethicone, Bobotik, etc.

Application of emulsions is not difficult. It is often enough to dilute in any drink for a baby specified in the instructions the number of drops of the drug and give a drink to the baby. Most often, after a short period of time, the baby becomes lighter and the swelling of the tummy disappears.

However, if there are colic in infants, most parents prefer medicines based on herbs. Herbs that are able to help in case of colic have been known for many centuries: fennel seeds, anise, dill, cumin, and chamomile flowers. It is important to observe the proportions when preparing medicines based on traditional medicine. From ready-made preparations it is possible to allocate Bebinos, Plantex, Bebikalm, etc. If you do not want to buy drugs, and there is a desire to use the recipes of traditional medicine - they are easy to find and simply apply. Most of them are recipes that are meant to be consumed not by a child, but by his mother, breastfeeding a baby.

So, for example, to eliminate colic and gas in infants, you can use freshly squeezed carrot juice, 300 ml after meals. It is believed that this juice can eliminate various causes and malfunctions in the work of the gastrointestinal tract, but it should be ensured that the child does not have an allergic reaction to the use of this juice.

In some recipes, if there are colic in babies, it is suggested to brew carrot seeds and use a decoction instead of tea for the same purpose. In addition, as a tea it is useful to drink a decoction of chamomile flowers, immortelle, angelica or ayr. Not to mention such famous teas as fennel, thyme, and also tea from dandelion and marjoram. In addition, it is useful to introduce in the diet oatmeal and jelly, grated apples, pumpkin and other foods useful for the intestines.

It is very important to understand that any of these drugs should be used with caution, so as not to interfere with the process of forming a normal digestive process by their interference. If even after applying the drug results are not visible within a week, it means that the cause of colic lies in some kind of disease of the gastrointestinal tract, and you need to consult a specialist to establish a diagnosis and begin treatment.