Public Health Advices

As a cry babies are called infants who completed between the second and sixth month of life violent scream attacks. The cause of the so-called three-month colic or psychological factors are suffered by about 10-12% of all babies.

The extreme scream attacks, after which the baby can soothe the often difficult and last for hours, often occur after meals, afternoon or evening. Often the belly of the baby’s cry during the violent attacks is stretched and swollen.

The babies move to the legs and clenched their hands together. It is also typical of pressure sensitive stomach. Whether this condition is caused by the crying or has a different cause of disease, can clarify only through a medical examination. An ultrasound scan to exclude organic cause. Another reason for the violent screaming can also be a parasitic infestation with worms, which makes creating the baby. With a blood and stool examination can also be ruled out this cause.

In the first weeks of life, the baby goes through a maturation process of adaptation and its digestive organs. This leads, among other things to bloating and abdominal pain, which manifest themselves in violent attacks scream “air”. For non-nursing infants cry soon after the meal can point also to a cow’s milk protein intolerance. Cow’s milk protein is present in most bottled foods. Here is a conversion can be useful to a hypoallergenic formula.

It is also possible that the baby choking when drinking too much air, which then passes into the intestines and cause unpleasant and painful for the baby flatulence. Here one should make sure that the hole in the nipple is just so great that the baby while drinking is not a choking hazard. After meals, the regurgitation is also important so that the swallowed air can escape.
As therapy, the belly can be gently massaged, caraway oil has proved to be very much. A gentle to and fro, a peaceful and harmonious environment, and serenity and balance with the parents also has calming words to the baby.