#Colic is when a #baby that is four months old or younger, cries intensely for a prolonged period…

#Colic is when a #baby that is four months old or younger, cries intensely for a prolonged period. It is a condition in babies that even the experts are still trying to figure out as there is no apparent reason for it. This condition can be difficult for the #child’s parents or guardians to cope with. The good news is that colic does not last and it usually goes away on its own after four months.

The word ‘colic’ shares the same root as the word ‘#colon’ and it is derived from the ancient Greek word for #intestine. For thousands of years, people thought that colic was just an intestinal discomfort that infants had either from having too much stomach gas or from overeating. In past times, doctors recommended treating colic with valium, alcohol, and opium but these medications are no longer administered because of the side effects, which include death.

Colic is more common than you think; it affects 20% of all babies and despite its seeming popularity, a clear cause for this condition remains unknown. The first discovery was in 1954 where it was defined as a condition whereby a baby who is neither hungry nor sick cries for more than three hours in a day, in more than three days a week for more than three weeks.

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