Intestinal colic in newborns

With such a problem, as intestinal colic in newborns, almost every mother faced. Colic is a paroxysmal, spasmodic pain in the intestine. The main cause of their appearance are excessive gases, which accumulate in the intestines of newborn children and hard to retreat. This is due to the fact that the child's digestive system is not perfect and passes the stage of adaptation to a new life after birth.

Symptoms of intestinal colic in newborns are manifested in the form of restless and much crying, pulling up the legs to the tummy, the baby often presses and blushes at the same time.

Mom signs can be prevented by diet, by the proper procedure of breastfeeding (the mother should not be hurt and the baby should not smack) or the use of specialized anti-bulb bottles and nipples with artificial feeding. Before feeding, it is necessary to give the baby a lie on the tummy, and then - stand "column" to release a belch.

Treatment of intestinal colic in newborns

The very first method is recommended to use "soothing heat". To do this, you can put on a tummy a warm water bottle , now for the youngest there is a large selection in pharmacies. If the baby likes to swim, you can put him in a warm bath. You can put a baby tummy on his mother's or father's breast, the warmth of the parental body and the knock of the heart will soothe the baby. You can apply massage or special exercises: put the baby on the back and gently level and bend the legs to the tummy in turn, and if at home there is a big ball, you can put the baby tummy on it and do circular movements or backwards and sideways. In this case, the legs should hang and under their weight the baby will press on the tummy, which contributes to the escape of gases.

In the event that the above listed methods did not provide breastfeeding relief, it is necessary to use medicines that are specifically designed to treat intestinal colic in a newborn. To do this, you can use droplets from bloating, which are at the hearing of each parent, but use such medications is the doctor's prescription, and not talking bears or ducks from TV screens in advertising. You can try using a gas pipe or dill , which our grandmothers prepared themselves. To make it, you need to buy dill seeds in the pharmacy, then pour a teaspoon of steep boiling water and let it brew for about 30 minutes, strain and give the baby several times a day on a teaspoonful. In the event that it was not possible to find the seeds of dill, they can be replaced with fennel.