title: Does maternal diet affect infantile colic?
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal diet on infantile colic without any interventions or food restrictions.
  
  
  
  Thirty colicky and 29 non-colicky infants were included in this prospective study. Mother's diet and baby crying time were recorded for 1 week by mothers; nutritionist classified contents of mother's diet and compared the diet of mother in colicky and non-colicky infants.
  
  
  
  It was found that mothers of non-colicky infants consumed significantly more grapes and lemons than mothers of colicky infants (p = 0.044). The crying time was moderately negatively correlated with the percentage of protein in the maternal diet (R = -0.45, p = 0.01) and the presence of potatoes in the maternal diet (R = -0.38, p = 0.034) and positively correlated with the maternal consumption of walnut (R = 0.38, p = 0.034), banana (R = 0.44, p = 0.01).
  
  
  
  Removing bananas from the maternal diet may reduce colic. The consumption of a protein-rich maternal diet, grapes, lemons and potatoes by breastfeeding mothers may protect infants from colic.
authors.affiliation: a Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors.forename: Meliha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aksoy Okan
authors.affiliation: a Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.affiliation: a Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.affiliation: b Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology , and.
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.affiliation: c Medipol University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Kübra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Esin
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003085:Colic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003448:Crying; D015930:Diet Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D039382:Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000178:diet therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: Crying time; infantile colic; maternal nutrition