title: Infantile colic and food hypersensitivity.
abstract: In this article, some aspects of the phenomenon of infantile colic or fussing and crying behavior in early infancy are reviewed. The major points addressed are as follows: 1) evidence that infants with colic differ significantly in their pattern of distressed behavior from noncolicky infants; 2) the evidence of colic in children with known food allergy; 3) the incidence of food allergy in children with colic; 4) the outcome of trials focusing on the dietary management of colic; 5) the outcome of studies involving behavior modification in colic; 6) the outcome of a preliminary trial of modification of maternal diet in very young infants with colic; and 7) findings of a systematic review of different treatments for colic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hosking
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003085:Colic / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003448:Crying; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn