title: Infantile colic.
abstract: Infantile colic is a common problem, but it is still a cause of great stress and anxiety to the parents of a colicky baby. Dipak Kanabar believes that failure of lactose digestion has an important part to play in colic and in this bulletin he reviews the causes of infantile colic and the available management options.
authors.affiliation: Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: Dipak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kanabar
mesh_terms: D000934:Antifoaming Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D003448:Crying; D004025:Dicyclomine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012841:Simethicone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000934:Antifoaming Agents; D004025:Dicyclomine; D012841:Simethicone