A clinical approach to infantile colic

Abstract

Ninety cases of infantile colic were studies in detail and classified as follows: 1.Poor feeding technique, 2 per cent. 2.Hunger or underfeeding, 11 per cent. 3.Carbohydrate intolerance, 22 per cent. 4.Fat intolerance, 11 per cent. 5.Allergy, 10 per cent. 6.Carbohydrate intolerance plus a second factor, 9 per cent. 7.Unclassified and miscellaneous, 13 per cent. 8.Psychosomatic group, 22 per cent. The part played by each of these factors is discussed. The role of allergy, carbohydrate, and fat intolerance is emphasized. A program for the proper approach to an infant with infantile colic is outlined.