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INFANTILE COLIC

Infantile colic is the term commonly used to describe persistent and most often violent crying for no apparent reason in otherwise healthy and thriving young infants.

How common is colic?
If your baby experiences colic, he or she shares the problem with 20% of all infants. This means that you are not alone in experiencing sleepless nights and irritable, inconsolable infants but chiropractic treatment can help to improve the symptoms of colic.

Symptoms of colic: Crying incessantly Infants aged between 2-52 weeks The infant will have at least one violent crying spell per day lasting at least 1½ hours and occurring at least 5 out of 7 days Frequent knee bending to their stomach Arching of the head and back During colicky spells, the infant cannot be comforted by cradling, feeding or nappy changing Apart from colic, the infant should be otherwise healthy.

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