1 Causes of ailment in newborns

The phenomenon of colitis in newborns has not yet been fully studied, although scientists have been dealing with this issue for more than 50 years. Most often, colic disturbs boys, premature babies and those whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. There are several versions about what causes the child unpleasant sensations and crying. Dr. Komarovsky notes that no one can give an unambiguous answer to the question about the causes of colitis in a child, but there are two factors that influence the appearance of colic and their intensity in general. This is overheating and overfeeding, because provided that the room in which the baby is located, is regularly ventilated, and the stomach and intestines are not overloaded with food, the possibility of discomfort or stomach pain decreases.

1. The most common version says that colic is the process of adapting the intestines of a baby to ingesting food not through the umbilical cord, as it was before, but through the digestive organs. As a result of stretching the stomach, excessive formation of gases and spasm of the intestine.
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2. Some scientists are inclined to believe that colic disturbs children whose mothers before the pregnancy smoked or during it continued to poison themselves and the child with nicotine. But, as practice shows, non-smoking moms also often face this problem.
3. There is an opinion that the cause of colic is in the fragile nervous system of the baby, which in the first months of life is still forming. As a result, the child often cries.
4. A new hypothesis has recently appeared that migraines in babies are mistaken for colic.
5. There are among the scholars supporters of the idea that children are crying for the weather change.
6. There is also a theory that colic causes an imbalance of hormones in the milk, resulting from a worsening of the emotional and psychological state of the mother, or an improper diet of the nursing mother, eating forbidden foods that increase gas production.

2 When the disease appears and what are the symptoms of

Parents notice that the child is anxious about colic, towards evening. Starting around the middle of the first month of life every day about 18 hours the child begins to shrill shriek, writhe, while it is almost impossible to calm it down. A few minutes later, the child calms down as unexpectedly as he began to cry, and, as a rule, quietly falls asleep. It is noted that the colic in the newborn does not affect the temperature, weight gain, appetite and mood of the baby.

If there are additional symptoms of worsening of the general condition of the child, then it should be immediately shown to his pediatrician in order to avoid serious health problems. If they are, only the doctor should prescribe the treatment. Sometimes young parents confuse colic in a newborn with such serious diseases as otitis media, meningitis, appendicitis, pneumonia, curvature of the intestine, pyelonephritis and other diseases of the abdominal cavity, so it is very important to consult a specialist in time.

In addition to the above symptoms of colic in newborns( crying, hard tummy, podgibaniie legs), you can see that the baby is pushing, belching, he has cold feet. Attacks can occur after a certain time interval and last up to 3 hours. After defecation or the release of gazik, the child, as a rule, becomes easier, but the pain can return after a while.

Dr. Komarovsky emphasizes that the crying of newborns in colic produces a strong effect on women.

If for a long time it does not go to calm the baby, his mother loses her temper, she starts hysterical, her hands are shaking. In this case, a woman tries to urgently apply some kind of treatment to save the baby from suffering. Children tend to feel the nervousness of the mother very well, so the chances of her being able to soothe the child in such a state are zero. Unaware of her actions, she can start giving useless, and even worse, medicines that are harmful to the health of a little man, instead of coming to oneself and distracting the child from crying. The famous pediatrician recommends that the fathers take responsibility at such times, take the child from her mother, give her a rest. Without the support of relatives and friends, it will be very difficult for a woman to cope with this problem, which can provoke the appearance of postpartum depression.

Such seizures last mostly up to 3 months, and in some cases even longer. Usually by this time the baby's intestines develop enough to digest and assimilate the food received, but it is not necessary to introduce lure before 6 months. The best meal for children under one year is breast milk.

3 Than to help the child?

Dr. Komarovsky emphasizes that colic in newborns is not a disease. They need not to take medication, but to endure, because in time this unpleasant phenomenon will disappear as suddenly as it appeared. As mentioned above, to reduce gas formation in the intestines of the child, one should not tolerate overeating. Usually moms calm the baby by applying to the chest, but this method is partially incorrect. The more applications, the more the baby eats, and his stomach is not able to digest so much food, and as a result, gas production increases and colic appears. Therefore, it is desirable to control the amount of food that the newborn uses. When colic, you should increase the intervals between the feedings and finish the baby with water. In extreme cases, the breast can be replaced with a pacifier.

That the child is not bothered by the gazik, it is worth applying the procedure familiar to all mothers from the hospital. Namely after feeding it is necessary to hold a crumb with a column. A few minutes later, with eructations, air will escape, which accumulates in the stomach and subsequently disturbs the baby.

Sometimes enemas or gas vents are used to alleviate the condition of the child. Their use is desirable only on the advice of a doctor. In the event that the gas pipe does not lead to the desired result within a few minutes, do not further torment her child. It is better to try to reassure him by other methods: pick up, abuse, sing a song to him or tell a fairy tale. Perhaps the baby is heard and a little calmed down. It is important to remember that you need to take the baby in your arms with love, caress and care. Manipulation with the baby is done without haste, noisy games and companies at this age is desirable to exclude.

In order to reduce the spasms of the baby's belly, you can lay it on your tummy before each feeding, this position contributes to the rapid departure of the gazik. In addition, you can buy a baby in warm water and then make light gymnastics with him, pressing the legs to the tummy and straightening them. Walking in a wheelchair will favorably affect the crumbs, and fresh air will help him fall asleep.

Parents can contact the pediatrician to prescribe a medication to alleviate the condition of the child. Against colic, newborns use simethicone-based drugs, which turn ghazi into a liquid, reducing the tension of gas bubbles. Such a medicine is absolutely harmless for the baby, because it is completely eliminated from the body and interacts only with gazikami in the intestine. To some children helps dill water or teas on the basis of fennel.

If you believe in Dr. Komarovsky, the colic is more of a problem for the parents, because they are psychologically difficult to cope with the tantrums of the baby. But since the phenomenon of colic itself does not pose any danger to the child, it is important to endure this difficult period. This is the situation where the best medicine is time.