The most effective remedy for intestinal colic

Many people do not know much about the most effective way to treat intestinal colic. There are many ways to deal with this symptom, which mainly depends on the condition of the disease. If it is caused by diseases such as dysentery and enteritis, hot compress and massage can be used, combined with drug treatment, the symptoms will be relieved. If it is a disease such as intestinal obstruction, it is easy to cause intestinal necrosis, and surgery is required for treatment. Let us take a closer look at the most effective way to treat intestinal colic.

What is colic? 】

Although it is called "colic", there is actually no special problem for babies suffering from colic. Strictly speaking, it is not a disease name, but a "syndrome". It is caused by the incoordination of many factors. It often occurs in newborns under three months old. However, in about 10% of newborns, the onset period will be extended to more than 4 to 5 months. As the newborn grows older and his neurophysiological development gradually matures, the colic will naturally improve.

【Characteristics of colic】

Newborns cannot speak, and their main body language for expressing physical discomfort is crying. Compared with other crying, the crying of newborns caused by "colic" has some additional characteristics. What are the characteristics of colic? Let’s take a look at it below.

A common symptom of colic is sudden screaming, sometimes accompanied by crying at the top of one's voice, even crying until the face turns red and the neck becomes thick. Some newborns may also have a shaking head, an arched body, and slightly rapid breathing. At the same time, the abdomen will often be swollen, the palms will be clenched into fists, the feet will be even or bent, and the extremities will often be cold.

In real life, if a healthy child cries, screams or gets agitated for no reason for three weeks or more, cries inconsolably for more than three hours a day, and lasts much longer than normal, it can be considered neonatal colic.

And these behaviors can last from ten minutes to several hours. No matter how you rock, hold or coax the child, it is often not very helpful until the child is exhausted. There will be slight improvement after a bowel movement or farting.

[Small ways to relieve intestinal colic]

Although the medical community has been studying infantile colic for more than 50 years, the exact cause and long-term consequences of colic are still unclear, and there is a lack of effective treatment. There are a few ways to relieve your baby's colic, but all methods work in some cases, and there is no one-size-fits-all method.

1. Use a pacifier

You can give your baby a pacifier between feedings (a pediatrician's lifelong motto is "Be sure to plug the hole that makes the discordant sound").

2. Keep your baby comfortable and warm

When your baby is crying, you can wrap him/her in a bath towel to keep him/her warm and comfortable, rock him/her in a cradle or stroller, or carry him/her horizontally on your lap in a front-mounted baby carrier.

3. Massage

Giving a back massage, applying volatile substances such as mint on the baby's belly to promote intestinal gas discharge, or giving a laxative can sometimes be effective.

4. Keep the room quiet

An excited baby will calm down in a quiet environment, so keep the room quiet, try to avoid being disturbed by guests, speak softly, and move slowly when taking care of the baby.

5. Don’t shake your baby

Another thing to keep in mind is that shaking a baby to stop him or her from crying can be very dangerous. With nothing else to do, desperation and anger may cause some parents to shake their babies hard to try to stop them from crying. But the result is often severe permanent brain damage or even death.

Airplane hug

Airplane hug

6. Airplane hug

I heard that colic can be relieved by holding the baby in the airplane hold, which means holding the baby's belly with your arms and holding the baby with his back facing up for a while.

In addition, before diagnosing neonatal colic, it is necessary to rule out any obvious pathological reasons for his crying, such as other pathological diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, pyloric obstruction, congenital megacolon, etc. If it is determined that there are no pathological factors, then parents need to be patient with their babies and go through the three-month "pain period".