Innovative Dietary Intervention Answers to Baby Colic

• DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2017.20.2.100
• Publication Date: 2017-07-19T04:59:26Z
• Authors: Ioannis Xinias; A. Analitis; Antigoni Mavroudi; Ioannis Roilides; Maria Lykogeorgou; Varvara Delivoria; Vasilis Milingos; Mayra Mylonopoulou; Yvan Vandenplas
• Keywords: Infantile colic

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy a lactose- reduced synbiotic partial whey hydrolysate in formula fed infants presenting with colic and impact dietary intervention mean crying time quality life.Forty infantile were treated during one month parental reassurance (partial hydrolysate, lactose, Bifidobacterium lactis BB12 galacto-oligosaccharides) compared control group 20 standard infant formula. Parents completed life (QoL) questionnaire assessing burden colic. Wilcoxon test, t-test Mann-Whitney test used compare QoL scores before after as well between group.At inclusion, duration did not differ both groups. Crying decreased 2.7 hours (from 3.2 0.5 hours) while only 1.2 (p<0.001). Stool composition became looser group, but defecation frequency change. median improved significantly for all parameters. In parameters also parent-child social interaction. score changes greater than group.The synbiotic, lactose) parents infants.