What to do if the baby has intestinal colic

The kid became restless and can not fall asleep. Again, intestinal colic. What to do? It is difficult to find a child who escaped this problem. Due to the physiological and anatomical features of young children, colic becomes the "property" of almost every baby. Despite the fact that this phenomenon does not pose a threat to the health of the baby, parents are extremely worried and even intimidated by problems with the tummy from their treasure. It should be clear what to do if the child has intestinal colic. And try to help him.

Disease is not a disease

Gaseous formation in the intestine is a natural process. However, in children it causes some discomfort. Usually the period of colic begins with the 3rd to 4th week of life and lasts up to 4 months. The main reason for this is the functional immaturity of the gastrointestinal tract, especially its enzymatic system. The resulting gas stretches the loops of the intestine, which respond to irritation with a painful spasm. Period of colic can also be called a period of adaptation, because the body of the baby in a short time should be rebuilt to a completely different type of food. On a note! The process of gas formation can enhance such factors: early transition to artificial feeding, inaccuracies in the diet of a nursing mother, her excessive anxiety and nervousness. Of more serious reasons that require correction, we can distinguish the phenomena of dysbiosis (violation of microflora), as well as lactase deficiency, when the baby's body does not absorb milk sugar.

Recognize colic

The attack of colic begins, as a rule, suddenly, more often at night. With all her kind, the baby shows that something is bothering him. He winced, curled his mouth, groaned, worried and pinched his legs, the face of crumbs blushes. If you can not cope with the problem yourself, the kid will try to "tell" you about it, that is, begin to cry. As a rule, this crying is sudden and loud. Tummy to touch a little bit. You will notice that after the gases are released, the baby calms down. Outside the attack, the child is active, cheerful, eating well and gaining weight. On a note! Vomiting, upset of the stool, an increase in body temperature signal that, perhaps, the problem is not only in flatulence. Long continuous crying, refusal to eat and changing the general condition of the child should alert you!

Fighting Together

Sometimes to relieve painful spasm it is enough to hold the baby vertically, pressing to yourself and gently stroking his tummy in a clockwise direction. As a hot-water bottle, a warm diaper or daddy's belly will fit, on which you can lay the screamer. From heat, spasms are released, gases are easier to escape, and an emotional bond is established between the father and the child. If the colic arose against the backdrop of stool delay, you can use a gas pipe or make a microclyster with boiled water or herbal decoction. A proven carminative remedy for years is dill vodichka. You can buy it at the pharmacy or make it yourself: 5 grams of dill seeds (fennel) pour 100 ml of boiling water, insist for 20 minutes, strain, cool and give the child as a drink. In pharmacies and baby food departments a large selection of ready-made herbal teas, soothing spasms. There are many medications to combat flatulence. Advertising encourages them to use them. Despite the fact that these drugs are allowed and recommended for admission from the first months of life, before giving them to the baby, consult a pediatrician.

How not to admit?

What should I do if the child has intestinal colic that has not passed for a long time? To prevent excessive gassing in the intestines of crumbs, the nursing mother needs to monitor her diet, especially in the first months of the baby's life. Excessive gasification causes white cabbage (especially sauerkraut), whole milk, black bread, bananas, apples, an excess of sweets (chocolate). It happens that the child has an individual sensitivity to certain foods - they are also better to exclude from the diet of the mother. If there is a need to transfer the baby to the milk formula, do it gradually. Also in small doses corrective additives (juices, egg yolk) and complementary foods are introduced. One of the reasons for flatulence is aerophagia: excessive ingestion of air during meals. Carefully follow the correctness of putting the crumbs to the chest. For artificial feeding, use special physiological nipples.

Massage for the tummy

Normal intestinal peristalsis, facilitate the movement of gases and stools special exercises and massage elements. Stroke the tummy of the crumb with the palm clockwise, bend the bent legs to the stomach, connect the elbow and the knee of the opposite limb. Repeat the exercise several times during the day.