Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

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Innovative Dietary Intervention Answers to Baby Colic

  • Xinias, Ioannis (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Analitis, A. (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) ;
  • Mavroudi, Antigoni (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Roilides, Ioannis (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Lykogeorgou, Maria (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Delivoria, Varvara (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Milingos, Vasilis (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Mylonopoulou, Mayra (3rd Pediatric Department, Hippocration Hospital) ;
  • Vandenplas, Yvan (Department of Pediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  • Received : 2016.12.31
  • Accepted : 2017.02.14
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy of a lactose- reduced synbiotic partial whey hydrolysate in formula fed infants presenting with colic and the impact of this dietary intervention in mean crying time and quality of life. Methods: Forty infants with infantile colic were treated during one month with parental reassurance and the intervention formula (partial whey hydrolysate, reduced lactose, Bifidobacterium lactis BB12 and galacto-oligosaccharides) and were compared to a control group of 20 infants with infantile colic treated with parental reassurance and a standard infant formula. Parents completed a quality of life (QoL) questionnaire assessing the burden of infantile colic. Wilcoxon test, t-test and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare QoL scores before and after intervention as well as between the intervention and control group. Results: At inclusion, duration of crying did not differ between both groups. Crying duration decreased with 2.7 hours (from 3.2 to 0.5 hours) in the intervention group while duration of crying decreased only with 1.2 hours in the control group (p<0.001). Stool composition became looser in the intervention group, but defecation frequency did not change. The median scores of the QoL questionnaire improved significantly in the intervention group for all parameters. In the control group, parameters improved significantly also but not for the parent-child and social interaction. The score changes were significantly greater in the intervention than in the control group. Conclusion: The intervention formula (partial whey hydrolysate, synbiotic, reduced lactose) significantly reduced the duration of crying and improved QoL of the parents and infants.

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