> > 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.

> I still feel that there's a fundamental
> flaw with this last statement.  And that is that many babies *are*
> ingesting cow's milk protein via breastmilk

I had another first reaction:  that formula-fed babies can have "colic" from
too fast a flow, foreign proteins, and air intake from poor positioning...
and breastfed babies face those same issues but with less recognition of the
problem.  Until *both* groups are evaluated for feeding management problems,
you can't take a good look at true colic.  I think plain old oversupply - a
management problem that doesn't have a bottle-feeding equivalent - is way
too often mistaken for colic, and I'll bet the study didn't address it.
--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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