News — colic

"My baby won't stop crying!" The five words that every mother hopes they will not have to say very much, if at all. Unfortunately, they are said all to often. Colic applies to a baby who cries more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 weeks. Colic has become so common in newborns, that it is now almost expected that they will have it. James C. Breneman, MD considers it to be "a definite manifestation of intolerance, much of which is allergic". With colic, cow's milk is overwhelmingly the leading allergen. A...