Infant colic is something that future mothers are so afraid of, and that already experienced parents recall with a shudder. This period is imprinted in the memory of the heart-rending cries of a baby and a feeling of utter powerlessness of its own.
Colic in newborns is a completely normal phenomenon. Contrary to popular belief that a nursing mother does not follow a diet, colic practically does not depend on the composition of breast milk. The reason for their occurrence is the immaturity of the infant intestine and the lack of enzymes for digesting food. The baby has a lot of reasons to shout, because screaming is his only way to communicate his needs. If you notice that every day at the same hours the baby strains his stomach, squeezes his legs and cries loudly, not calming down, even if you take him in your arms - know that this is IT, and it's time to get confused with the choice of medicine for colic in newborns.
Here's an article about colic and symptoms - familiarize
This article is exclusively about medicines.
All existing colic drugs that you can offer in a pharmacy can be divided into:
- Drugs for the prevention of colic.
- Drugs for stopping colic.
Application of the first does not guarantee that this trouble will bypass you. Rather, the seizures themselves will be less and less. The effect of prophylactic drugs is due to the fact that they reduce gas formation. The active substance is the plant extracts of dill, fennel, anise, which have this useful property.
The second should be applied at the time of the attack to stop it. They are made on the basis of the substance Simethicone, which relieves the surface tension of the intestinal walls. Simethicone breaks down "gaziki" into smaller bubbles, thereby reducing discomfort. With the advent of a child in a home medicine cabinet, it is better to have both one and the other cure for colic in newborns.
Means for the prevention of colic
1. Plantex
The drug is based on fennel fruits. In a package of 10 bags with granules for solution preparation. Granules easily dissolve in warm boiled water. For 1 sachet of Plantex you need 100 ml. liquids. Newborn children can drink 1-2 sachets, dividing them into 2-3 doses in between feedings - full instruction.
2. Dill water
Ready dill water is served in 15 ml glass bottles. A child older than 2 weeks can be given 1 tbsp. spoon 3-6 times a day. You can buy children's dill tea. In this case, tea bags need to be brewed and allowed to brew. There are a lot of varieties of dill tea for children, it will definitely be found in any pharmacy. You can also prepare dill water yourself - familiarize.
3. Baby Kalm
Israeli product, which is a mixture of vegetable oils of dill, anise and peppermint. Before use, the oil mixture should be diluted with boiled water, pouring it to the mark indicated on the bottle. Ready emulsion can be dripped 10 drops directly into the baby’s mouth before each feeding. Store the bottle in the refrigerator. Details about the drug - instructions for use
Drugs for stopping colic
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1. Espumisan L
The drug with the active substance Simethicone. The dosage form is an emulsion. Espumisan L can be used from the first day of life, giving the child 25 drops of emulsion before or after feeding, as well as during an attack of colic. There are no side effects from the drug, so the duration of its use is in no way limited. Espumezan Details…
2. Sub Simplex
This is also a drug based on Simethicone, but in the form of a suspension. Newborns can be given 15 drops of suspension during, and preferably after feeding. If the child is breast-fed, the suspension is added directly to the adapted mixture. Details on Sub Simplex
3. Bobotik
The active substance is the same - Simethicone, but this time in the form of drops. You can use "Bobotik" from the 28th day of life, giving the baby 8 drops after feeding. When the symptoms of colic disappear, you should stop taking the drops. In detail about Bobotik
All Simethicone preparations contain flavoring additives. It is difficult to say how pleasant the chemical taste and smell of banana is for a newborn child, but usually the kids quite agree to take the right dose of the drug. Parents in this case need to watch the child. If the baby's body produced an allergic reaction - the drug should be stopped.
It happens that in case of colic in newborns, probiotics are prescribed, that is, preparations containing intestinal bacteria. The opinions of doctors regarding these drugs and the very phenomenon of dysbiosis are very different. In the case of colic, such drugs are not effective simply because the cause of colic is in the functional immaturity of the intestine, and not in the lack of any bacteria. In addition, it is much better when the intestines of a child are seeded with beneficial microflora in a natural way.
The body of each child is individual, so you can never say in advance which cure for colic will help your baby. The search for an effective remedy usually occurs through exhaustive search. One drug did not fit - they try another one until the relief of the beloved belly becomes obvious. Even Simethicone preparations, despite the same active substance, act differently due to different dosage forms, so you need to look for the version of the medicine that will suit your child. The most important thing is to be patient and radiate calm. The period when the baby suffers from colic lasts from about 1 to 3 months of life. This is only 2 months, which will be quickly forgotten, and you will calmly enjoy talking with your beloved baby.
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It depends, probably, on the specific reasons that cause colic (and they are very different and colic differ in colic!), But massage and Plantex (a modern analogue of dill water) helped us.
Neither the Espumisans, nor the Baby Kalm, nor the Sub Simplex helped us. Before each feeding laid on the stomach. After giving bobotik, put a warm diaper and did a massage. It helped, but not much. Exactly a month the child yelled from seven in the morning to eight in the evening without a break. Tormented greatly. Then one day it just stopped. As the doctors said, they had to be patient and wait.
Bebynos ... not very tasty ... but with milk it went ... she didn’t even bend. 🙂 I chose because natural.
Research on whether Simethicone helps with colic has shown that it DOES NOT help! All of these medications, like Sub Simplex, Espumisan, Bobotik, are not effective. Of course, they will not cause harm, but there will be no benefit.
All, of course, individually. Since 3 weeks, the baby has been crying all the time, his stomach is swollen. What we just have not tried ... A friend advised us to enterokind, take 3 drops three times a day before feeding, a course of 6 days. True, in acute situations we gave every hour. Gradually, the situation leveled off.
Drops Bebinos became a real salvation for my daughter. About the third week after birth, colic began to pester her. How she was tormented, screamed violently, shook restlessly with her legs ... Fortunately, the visiting patron sister advised me of a drug that I had never heard of before, droplets of Bebnos. I read the instructions, I liked the natural composition (fennel, coriander, chamomile), do not contain lactose, sugar, gluten, preservatives, dyes, flavorings. I give my daughter these drops 3 times a day. In a teaspoon of room temperature of boiled water I dilute 3-4 drops and give my daughter through a syringe, then drink a little water and that's it. It helps in about 15 minutes. I tell all my friends about this drug. Then they say thanks. And I wish you that your baby has no tummy!
My daughter has colic almost immediately from birth, just two weeks have passed, what can help?
The biogaya helped us in drops! A super thing, only this treatment, after 2-3 weeks my girl began to cry less ...))) I was dripping droplets directly on the papilla))) conveniently)) and when there were strong attacks fennel gave ???
And only the drop-in bebinos helped us. German medicine. tried on the advice of friends. I did not regret it. Colic from the third week began to bother her daughter. It was difficult for her to fall asleep, and when she fell asleep, after 15 minutes she woke up and screamed. We talked to the doctor, by all indications of colic. They also consulted about the composition of bebynos, and said that it should help. After 2-3 days of admission, everything returned to normal, and sleep and the departure of gaziks. They often went straight out loudly)) The child began to fall asleep calmly and did not have to wear vertically for so long after feeding.