Although awful for both the infants and the parents, colic is not usually a severe condition. You’ll sustain your baby’s crying bouts which oftentimes will be so intense that anyone would think that it’s a case of life or death. It doesn’t, however this does not imply that you will not attempt to relieve the trouble by doing nothing. Stomach-ache and abdominal pain are typical symptoms of colic, the cause of which is still obscure to medical experts and pediatricians. Before you can remedy something you need to know the cause and with colic which has been blamed on allergies and genetics, there is no specific, verified diagnosis for the painful occurrences.
Infants, when suffering from colic, will suddenly go into shouting matches that can damage your ears. What is worse is that these crying and screaming episodes can last from one hour to as long as five hours, even the whole day, depending on the seriousness of the intestinal colic and the way moms and dads handle the situation. It is awkward for a parent to see their child in pain and not know what to do. The onset of intestinal colic can happen in babies three weeks old, but for premature babies, intestinal colic can start from 6 to 8 weeks after the infants due date. Colic occurrences reach their height in the 2nd month, lessens in the third month and, more sometimes than not, stops by the end of the 4th month. It has always been and still remains as a mystery even for medical science as to what really initiates the problem.
Whether the infant is healthy or isn’t, it can still happen. Some specialists believe that colic in infants can actually be genetic as moms and dads who have had intestinal colic when they were babies will most likely produce an offspring who will also be afflicted with intestinal colic. One of the most obvious signs of colic in infants is the crying episodes that will start to become frequent and recurring. A diagnosis of colic should be considered if symptoms of uncontrollable crying and evident physical discomfort tends to occur daily, seems to begin about the same time of day, and looks to coincide with eating. Intestinal colic signs can often for last just a few minutes or can last an hour this can occur a lot of times a day However crying can also begin for any unknown reason, but crying can end when they either pass wind or go to the toilet.
You may notice infants acting restless and drawing their legs up onto their tummies while clenching their hands because their stomach is in pain. If you are going to feel their abdominal muscles, you will notice that they are tense and rigid, they also convulse a lot and would look like they are in continuous pain. Red cheeks may also be seen in babies suffering from colic, because of the exertion in crying and in keeping the pain in check.
