>I also thought about learned
>behaviour in mother or baby. If baby has learnt to react in a
>specific way (eg to gut pain caused by original oversupply colic),
>then can this continue after the problem has gone.

I would suggest that we respect the baby and give it the benefit of the
doubt and assume that it really is in pain.  I think it needs to be checked
out very thoroughly by an M.D. who realizes that this is NOT normal
behavior.  Perhaps it has a blockage, not a complete blockage, but a partial
blockage in the intestines that is causing pain??

Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University