>>Although I agree that in individual cases a particular "foodstuff" may be

causative, I hesitate to label foods as "colic-producing", thereby placing

one more barrier in mothers' decision about infant feeding.  Reactions?<<

Alicia,
I'm with you. I have certainly seen foods as the sources of some colic, but I
simply hate the books and pamphlets (including doctor's pamphlets) that list
foods that a mother is supposed to avoid.  My one possible exception is cow's
milk; we have so much milk in our diets, and I see so many babies who have
some degree of cow's milk sensitivity, that I will question the mother of her
intake on this product, and may suggest this as a place to start. However, in
most cases of "unexplained" colic, I usually take a family history of
allergies/sensitivities/intolerances for *both* sides of the family, and then
see if the mother is consuming any of those items. I also ask her if any
foods seem to give her excess gas, and if she has eaten any of them lately,
either. This strategy is not as "blind" as the  top 10 lists and doesn't have
the mother feeling like she can't eat anything while investigating possible
food connections to the baby's colic.

-Lisa Marasco, BA, LLLL, IBCLC