Colics Naturist Treatments

Colic is a pain in the abdomen that may feel like cramping. It occurs in infants between the first weeks to four months of an baby's life. Colic symptoms usually do not persist after six months. It often is difficult for parents to understand that an infant may be expressing that she has colic symptoms. There are some natural remedies you can try to ease your baby's colic.

Symptoms and Causes

• When a baby has colic, it can be a stressful time for both the newborn and his parents. There may be several causes for colic in an infant. A newborn's digestive system is learning how to function and digest food. Nursing mothers may have eaten foods with certain allergens and chemicals to which the infant's body is reacting.

  The symptoms often can keep you up late at night with feelings of worry, frustration and feeling inadequate. This may be the worst pain that an infant has felt at this point, which may change an infant's normal reaction. Crying for hours at a time, fussing and gas are the most common symptoms. These symptoms may be similar to the symptoms of other illnesses. Take your baby to his doctor to obtain a proper diagnosis.

Treatments

• There are several safe, natural remedies to help ease the symptoms of colic. Colic Calm Gripe Water is the only homeopathic remedy on the market. This formula works immediately to relieve an infant's colic symptoms, such as bloating, cramping, hiccups, pressure or acid reflux. This homeopathic formula works to help alleviate new symptoms that may occur when an infant is introduced to new foods.

  There are other dietary supplements on the market to treat colic, but they are not yet FDA-approved and may not be as effective as Colic Calm Gripe Water.

  Sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda, may be helpful to calm the pH of an infant's stomach, which may cause acid reflux. The alkali in baking soda reacts to the baby's stomach acid. There may be serious side effects to giving this remedy to your baby, however, such as an imbalance of the infant's electrolytes. It is very important to talk to your child's pediatrician to learn the proper dosage and to ensure that this product is right for your baby. Don't use this remedy longer than two weeks.

  You can employ certain essential oils and extracts, such as clove oil, dill oil, ginger extract and fennel extract, externally through inhaling the scent to calm symptoms of colic. There may be side effects associated with the internal use of essential oils, so it is best to have a pediatrician's recommendation of usage.