Initial experience with Nutrilon Anti-Colics

Infantile colics are defined by restlessness, irritability and excessive and inconsolable crying. They occur in otherwise healthy and thriving

children. Episodes last for three and more hours per day and are present for at least three days per week at least one week in total

(1). The onset can be expected as early as two weeks of life of the child, with spontaneous resolution occurring between four and five

months of life (2, 3, 4). The reported incidence ranges from 10 % to 40 % of infants (5).

In the present case reports, colics were accompanied by flatulence and sometimes difficulty in passing stools, but no obvious pathology

was seen in any of the infants.

The use of antiflatulent agents had no effect. The introduction of Nutrilon Anti-Colics baby milk appeared to be a good solution. Due to

a low lactose content, a partially hydrolyzed protein and a unique mixture of prebiotic oligosaccharides, this formula not only alleviates

or even eliminates the symptoms of colic, but also provides full nutrition in infants who cannot be breastfed. A relief of symptoms occurs

as early as within a few days.

Keywords: infantile colic, inconsolable crying, flatulence, absence of nonthriving, Nutrilon Anti-Colics, reduced symptom frequency