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Colic in infants

Disease Colic and cryingColitis

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COLIC IN INFANTS (Infant Colic)
SYMPTOMS"Stomach or intestinal pain in an infant. There is abdominal pain, distension, insomnia, extreme fretfulness, or hysteria. The child cries out, pulls the knees up to the stomach, and has a distended stomach.

Colic in infants
Congenital infections
Diabetes or other metabolic disease
Drug reaction
Ear infection
Encephalitis
Fracture, sprain, or other bone, joint, or tissue injury
Headache (migraine or other)
Head trauma
Hydrocephalus ...

Irritability may be caused by a wide range of factors such as colic in infants, headaches, sleep deprivation, withdrawal of alcohol and drug addiction, colds, flu, ear infection, premenstrual syndrome as well muscle and joint injuries.

It can be due to intestinal spasms, as in acute gastroenteritis or bowel obstruction. Colic in infants is caused by spasmodic contractions of the bowel due to an accumulation of gas which has come either from swallowing air or from the fermentation ...

The amount of crying in the first 3 months varies in a healthy infant, from 1 - 3 hours a day. Infants who cry more than 3 hours a day are often described as having colic.Colic in infants is rarely due to a problem with the body.

dizziness and vertigo
joint pain or problems
depression
learning disabilities
injuries from trauma, such as head injury or neck injury
colic in infants
problems related to nerve damage or injuries, such as sciatica ...

See also: Colic, Symptom, Emergency, Stress, Feeding

Disease Colic and cryingColitis

 
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