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Probiotics and colic
01 In Brief
Recently, the use of probiotics (live micro-organisms that confer a health benefit) for colic has rapidly gained popularity Although smaller studies suggested that probiotics may helpful. Unfortunately a recent study demonstrated that there was no improvement. Watch the video on the link.
02 What Do I Need To Know?
A recent study at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne looked at whether probiotics improved symptoms of colic.
The study included 167 young babies with colic and looked at whether giving them daily drops of the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) improved symptoms, in comparison to giving them inactive placebo drops. This organism had shown promise in smaller earler studies. The researchers found the treatment did not help.
03 What Others Say
NHS choices news
Probiotics "no good" at treating infant colic
04 Clinicians Tools and Resources
- Read the original article published in the BMJ 2014;348:g2107
- And watch the video link
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Last updated: 05/04/2014