Infantile colic.

Author(s): Kanabar D

Affiliation(s): Guy's Hospital, London.

Publication date & source: 2004, J Fam Health Care., 14(2):suppl 1-2.

Publication type: Review

Infantile colic is a common problem, but it is still a cause of great stress and anxiety to the parents of a colicky baby. Dipak Kanabar believes that failure of lactose digestion has an important part to play in colic and in this bulletin he reviews the causes of infantile colic and the available management options.