COLIC
DESCRIPTION:
● an attack of acute abdominal pain localized in a
hollow organ and often caused by spasm,
obstruction, or twisting
● a condition marked by recurrent episodes of
prolonged and uncontrollable crying and irritability in
an otherwise healthy infant that is of unknown cause
and usually subsides after three to four months of
age.
● Colic, which is not a disease, affects 10-20% of all
infants. It is mote common in boys than in girls and
most common in a family's first child. Symptoms of
colic usually appear when a newborn/infant is 14-21
days old, reach a crescendo at the age of three
months, and disappear within the next eight weeks.
● Episodes occur frequently but intermittently and
usually begin with prolonged periods of crying in the
late afternoon or evening. They can last for just a few
minutes and continue for several hours. Some
newborn/infant who have colic are simply fussy.
CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS
No one knows what canes and severe abdominal pain cobe.
The condition nay be the result of swallowing large mes
trapped in the digestive tract and causes bloating and severe
abdominal pain.
Other possible causes of colic include
1. digestive tract immaturity /underlying causes: tumor,
mass, Intussusception
2. Formula milk- not easily digested
3. Hunger or overfeeding
4. Lack of sleep
5. overheated milk or ferdade
6. Overstimulation resulting from noise, light, or activity
7. Tension
8. During a colicky episode, infants’ bellies often look
swollen, feel hard, and make a rumbling sound.
Crying intensities, tapers off, then gets louder.
9.
● Many infants grow rigid, clench their fists, curl their
toes, and draw the legs toward the body.
● A burp and bowel movement can end an attack.
DIAGNOSIS
● NEWBORN/INFANT has cried loudly for at least
three hours a day least three times a week for three
weeks or longer
● is not hungry but cries for several hours between
dinnertime and midnight.
● The infant's medical history and a parent's description
of eating, sleeping, and crying patterns are used to
confirm a diagnosis of colic. Physical examination
and laboratory tests are used to rule out
infection, intestinal blockage, and other
conditions that can cause abdominal pain and
other colic-like symptoms.
TREATMENT/PREVENTION
1. Gently massaging the newborn's back can release a
trapped gas bubble.
2. Nipple-hole size can be checked by filling a bottle.
3. Infants should not be fed every tame they cry, more
often may alleviate symptoms but feeding and
burping an infant A bottle-fed infant should be burped
after every ounce, and a infant who in breastfeeding
should he burped every 5 minutes.
4. Encourage breastfeeding
➢CASEIN SUBSTANCE FOUND IN FORMULA MILK
THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR NEWBORN/INFANT TO
DIGEST
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
1. Intense crying that mar wen mone ke streaming or an
expression of pain
2. Crying for no apparent reason, unlike crying to
express hunger or the need for a diaper change
3. Externe fussiness even after erving has diminished
4. Predictable timing , with episodes often occurring on
the evening
5. Facial discoloration , such as skin flushing or
blushing
6. Body tension, such as pulled up or stiffened legs,
stiffened arm, clenched fi arched back, or tense
abdomen.
SUMMARY: CAUSES OF COLIC
1. Digestive system that is not fully developed
2. Imbalance of healthy bacteria in the digestive tract.
3. Food allergies or intolerances of formale milk
4. Overfeeding, underfeeding or infrequent burping and
improper position during feeding
5. Family stress or anxiety-mother that may not be
capable enough to fred het newborn or infant
properly.
