by Brenda Watson | Feb 10, 2014 | Constipation, Infancy, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Reflux
Infants given a daily probiotic for the first three months of life experience less colic, reflux, and constipation, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. Almost 600 infants were involved in the study, half...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 12, 2013 | General
Diagnosis of reflux in colicky infants is on the rise. Unfortunately, this means that doctor’s recommendation of acid-suppressing medication in infants is also on the rise. Is it that infants have more reflux than they did in the past, or are doctors overdiagnosing...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 6, 2009 | Children, Digestive Health, General, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Supplements
Colic in babies is one of those conditions that the medical community cannot seem to figure out. Colic occurs in up to 28% of infants. Babies with colic cry for hours, unconsolable, sometimes every day. The cause of colic is unknown and the treatment of colic is...
