Infantile colic

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Key articles

Leung AK, Lemay JF. Infantile colic: a review. J R Soc Promot Health. 2004 Jul;124(4):162-6. Abstract

Critch J. Infantile colic: is there a role for dietary interventions? Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Jan;16(1):47-9.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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30. Gordon M, Gohil J, Banks SS. Parent training programmes for managing infantile colic. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Dec 3;12(12):CD012459.Full text  Abstract

31. Gordon M, Biagioli E, Sorrenti M, et al. Dietary modifications for infantile colic. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Oct 10;10(10):CD011029.Full text  Abstract

32. Bennett C, Underdown A, Barlow J. Massage for promoting mental and physical health in typically developing infants under the age of six months. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Apr 30;(4):CD005038.Full text  Abstract

33. Critch J. Infantile colic: is there a role for dietary interventions? Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Jan;16(1):47-9.Full text  Abstract

34. Chief Medical Officer. Advice issued on soya-based infant formulas. CMO's update 37. January 2004 [internet publication].Full text

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36. Management of infantile colic. Drug Ther Bull. 2013 Jan;51(1):6-9. Abstract

37. Iacovou M, Ralston RA, Muir J, et al. Dietary management of infantile colic: a systematic review. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Aug;16(6):1319-31. Abstract

38. Biagioli E, Tarasco V, Lingua C, et al. Pain-relieving agents for infantile colic. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Sep 16;9(9):CD009999.Full text  Abstract

39. Hjern A, Lindblom K, Reuter A, et al. A systematic review of prevention and treatment of infantile colic. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Sep;109(9):1733-44.Full text  Abstract

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41. Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Janda K, Kaczmarczyk M, et al. The effect of probiotics on symptoms, gut microbiota and inflammatory markers in infantile colic: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials. J Clin Med. 2020 Apr 2;9(4):999.Full text  Abstract

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43. Ong TG, Gordon M, Banks SS, et al. Probiotics to prevent infantile colic. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Mar 13;3(3):CD012473.Full text  Abstract

44. Ellwood J, Draper-Rodi J, Carnes D. Comparison of common interventions for the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review of reviews and guidelines. BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 25;10(2):e035405.Full text  Abstract

45. Iacovou M, Craig SS, Yelland GW, et al. Randomised clinical trial: reducing the intake of dietary FODMAPs of breastfeeding mothers is associated with a greater improvement of the symptoms of infantile colic than for a typical diet. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Nov;48(10):1061-73. Abstract

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48. Savino F, Castagno E, Bretto R, et al. A prospective 10-year study on children who had severe infantile colic. Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2005 Oct;94(449):129-32. Abstract

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50. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Stern DA, Halonen M, et al. Relation between infantile colic and asthma/atopy: a prospective study in an unselected population. Pediatrics. 2001 Oct;108(4):878-82. Abstract

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