Dear Julie,

I have had one child with colic from milk protein allergy whose mother
was given pancreatic enzymes...with no effect.

However, in my experience all children with colic can receive some help
from the techniques in the book and video, The Happiest Baby on the
Block.  Of course, they don't stop allergies or reflux but they do help
babies stabilize their state control and help parents calm crying
quickly....which can also have the benefit of helping a mother feel less
depressed!

Harvey Karp, MD

Date:    Sun, 1 Dec 2002 20:34:38 -0500
From:    Jeanne Cygnus <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: GI Specialist Suggests Weaning

Hi all,
    I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience using pancreatic
enzymes in situations like this.  Dr. Jack Newman mentioned this briefly
during a conference last March when he was speaking on babies
with 'colic'.  He mentioned an alternative to placing mom on a highly
restricted diet -- instead he said (and I'm relying on my notes, so I
may
not have everything down acurately!) that the mother could take
pancreatic
enzymes (Pancrease 4  -- an Rx drug), 1 capsule with each meal.  This
would break down the proteins before they could be passed through into
the
mother's milk.  This normally would show an improvement in the baby's
symptoms within 24-48 hours.  Vague nausea was the only side-effect
mentioned for the mother.
     So I guess my question to all of you is, has anybody used this in
practice?  Have there been successes?  Would this be something to
consider
in this case?

Just wondering...

Jeanne Cygnus, IBCLC, The Art of Breastfeeding, Mundelein, IL, USA

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