> Breast-Feeding Does Not Reduce Infant Colic: Report
> November 12, 2002 01:20 PM ET
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> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast-feeding does not prevent infants from
> developing colic, the discomfort leading to incessant and inconsolable crying
> that some infants suffer from during the first weeks of life, researchers
> report. 
>

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> But according to the current report, there was no association between the
> source of infant nutrition at 1 week of age and the development of colic at 6
> weeks. Twenty-three percent of breast-fed babies were described as having
> colic, compared with 21% of infants who received only formula and 29% of
> infants who received a combination of breast milk and formula.
> 
> The results contradict the notion that an intolerance to a protein in formula
> or breast milk is the source of infant colic and argue against changing an
> infant's diet, according to Dr. Tammy J. Clifford from the University of
> Western Ontario in Canada and colleagues.
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> Still, "much work remains to be done to improve our understanding of the
> underlying processes responsible for colic and to minimize their potential
> effects on families, particularly those who are already at elevated risk of
> distress from less-than-ideal financial, social, and/or medical
> circumstances," the researchers conclude.
> 
> SOURCE: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2002;156:1123-1128.

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-- Jodine Chase

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