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Lisa Marasco IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Jan 2005 23:57:08 -0800
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>>Neither food intolerance nor GERD causes the majority of cases of=20 
>>colic. Neither explains: 1) the peaking of colic at 6 weeks and its 
>>disappearance at 3 months=20 (gastroesophageal reflux peaks at 4 
>>months of age and lasts eight to 12=20  months <<

Harvey, 
One comment here, more about food intolerances than of GERD. It is my
understanding that the permeability of the gut is much "looser" the first
couple of months after birth, then "tightens up," however that happens. It
always made sense to me that babies would therefore be more sensitive to
foods in the first couple of months, and why they might start "tolerating"
things better after that. It also made sense to me why babies seem to be
much calmer and happier after 3 mos or so, with maturation of the gut. 

I am not trying to say that all colic is due to food intolerances, and I am
also cognizant of the point that what we see here in our country (USA) is
not universal. I do wonder, however, if there are connections to what our
babies experience and the fact that we are a society of multiple racial
backgrounds. It is well known that each people group has staple foods, and
that they may not tolerate some of the foods of other groups (ie, hispanics
are more prone to milk intolerance while the Swiss tolerate milk the best).
We have "intermarried," so to speak, and mixed genetic predispositions. At
the same time, we eat huge varieties in food that extend beyond our local
indigenous plants and animals. I do not consider it too far-fetched that the
combination of a mixing of genetics and eating foods that are not
necessarily native to our genetic backgrounds may create some problems for
our babies, especially in the early months. In summary, I believe that this
may play a role in *some* of the colic/sensitivities that we see. My own
personal yard stick starts with "is the crying/fussiness cyclical or is it
persistent? Any discernible patterns?

~Lisa Marasco

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