To study the feeding pattern and response to drugs in infants with [infantile colic]

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted at the department of child health of Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar, from Jan 1[st] to Dec 31[st], 2oo4. Sixty patients with infantile colic were selected for the study after taking a detailed history and thorough examination, to rule out specific organic causes of excessive crying. They were divided into two groups on the basis of drugs given [semithicone and herbal drug]. Results were tabulated, compared with different studies and the following conclusions were made. A] Infantile colic occurs commonly from two weeks to 5 months of age. B] Infantile colic seems to be less common in breast fed as compared to bottle fed infants. C] Drugs have very little role in the treatment of infantile colic