"Colic" in children represent a strong sharp pain in the intestines. This happens when the baby's intestines are filled with gases and the one, stretching, causes spasms. With this problem adults are also joined, but they, unlike a three-week-old child, can release gases themselves. This is explained by the fact that at this age the intestine is not yet active enough for the child, because being in the womb, all the necessary elements were received by the baby through the mother's blood, and there was no need to digest anything. In all the first 9 months of life, the intestine has only accumulated some waste, which in the early days emerge from the child in the form of meconium.
Meconium is the normal stool of a newborn baby. It is excreted from the intestine during childbirth and during the first day of life of the baby. Meconium is a greenish, homogeneous mass that is odorless and represents secrets from various parts of the digestive tract. By the fifth day of the child's life, the meconium gradually turns into normal feces. Emptying of infants mainly occurs after eating, and occurs under the pressure of absorbed food.
Sometimes the child himself is able to release gases. This happens when he pulls his legs to his stomach, and then straightens them straight. Often on this movement, you can determine what exactly "colic" causes crying in the child. Thanks to this kind of massage, you can clean the bowels of excess gases.
There are many factors that cause the appearance of "colic" in babies. It can be a heat, which causes the process of fermentation in the intestines, and improper nutrition. If the baby is fed by artificial mixtures, then try changing the mixture to a less sweet one, or to the one in which lactose is absent. If the mother feeds the baby, then it is necessary to exclude from the diet of the mother those products that can cause bloating. They include cucumbers, tomatoes, melons, cabbage, sweets, chocolate, fresh bread, smoked products, spicy food and milk. To maintain lactation, a young mother is recommended to drink tea with milk. In this case, you do not need to drink 2.5 liters of milk, as many advise, since milk is not practically absorbed by the body, and the baby can become the main reason for the appearance of "colic".
If the baby still has colic, the first thing to do is to apply a warm water bottle after feeding to the baby's belly. Otherwise, it can be a children's gas pipe or an edged enema.
Doctors also recommend giving the baby different phyto-tea. It can be tea with anise, fennel, dill. Droplet water is also very popular. Of medicines, Espumizan is ideally suited in syrup, which is made especially for children.
If the mother is a supporter of non-drug treatment, then to ease the condition of the baby can massage, which must be done during swaddling. To do this, gently iron the baby's tummy clockwise (about 10 turns), and then start in turn to bend and unbend the baby's legs, trying to keep them pressed to the stomach all the time (about 6-8 repetitions for each leg). The greatest results from the massage can be achieved after the warmer.