Colic Depression
Almost all babies go through a fussy period. When crying lasts for longer than about three hours a day and is not caused by a medical problem (such as a hernia or infection), it is called colic. This phenomenon occurs in almost all babies. The only thing that differs is the degree.
Alternative Names
Infantile colic
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Colic usually strikes toward the end of a long day, when your baby is just about at the age when your sleep deprivation has really begun to...
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Colic
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Colic consists of recurrent paroxysms of apparent abdominal pain starting at about the second to the sixth week of life and usually ending by four... Read more »
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Wild Yam
Source: Breastcancer.org
Also known as: Dioscorea composita, barbasco, China root, yuma, colic root, devil's bones, rheumatism root. Potential uses: Wild yam is a... Read more »
Distention of the colon's splenic flexure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Doctor's book offers tips on infant reflux
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