Infantile colic is a frequent cause for visits to a paediatrician and to the emergency room and considered to be one of the most frequent reasons parents seek medical attention for their children during the first weeks of life.

Colic is frequent, prolonged and intense crying or fussiness in a healthy infant. Colic can be particularly frustrating for parents because the baby’s distress occurs for no apparent reason and no amount of consoling seems to bring any relief. These episodes often occur in the evening, when parents themselves are often tired.

Although in reality all newborns cry, colic is one of the main reasons that causes continuous disorders. Crying begins suddenly for no apparent reason and the parents cannot appease their child.

It is very frequent in children: 2 out of 5 newborns suffer from continuous colic, day and night, the “tummy” is home to gaseous colic, due to the incomplete development of its digestive system.

Episodes of colic usually peak when an infant is about 6 weeks old and decline significantly after 6 to 9 months of age. While the excessive crying will resolve with time, managing colic adds significant stress to caring for your newborn child.

Colic in newborns is an acute painful syndrome, of considerable intensity, which, due to spastic contraction of the muscular wall in the abdominal site, causes strong and sudden pain.

They are a disorder that causes great stress in the newborn and also in the parents, sometimes even anxiety and depression in the case of the first child, but it is good to be aware that they tend to resolve within a few weeks without any permanent consequences on the newborn.

You can take steps that may lessen the severity and duration of colic episodes, alleviate your own stress, and bolster confidence in your parent-child connection.