Persistent infant crying and infantile colic
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2004
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Crying is a final common pathway for a variety of illnesses and physiological disturbances, but there are usually detectable by routine clinical practice. Several studies have suggested that crying may be linked with certain suboptimal conditions during pregnancy and birth, but consistent evidence of such a link is lacking. The most promising evidence for an organic reason for infant crying comes from the finding of cows' milk whey intolerance in a minority of cases. Most infants who cry for prolonged periods do not seem to have organic disorders and grow up and develop normally. Certainly, defined physical illnesses and structural anomalies can acuse mysterious Pain and, hence, crying in young infants. Urinary tract infections, otitis media, constipation, anal fissures, oral moniliazis, oral ulcer, nasal konjeston and a multitude of other discernible causes of pain could theoretically cause a young infant to cry vigorously and persistently. Behavioral and interactive factors have also been suggested as causes oc persistent and coliky crying. This view holds that there is in fact no physical cause of colic and hence no true pain. Instead, it is postulated that the infant becomes distraught and cries due to problems with interaction and handling by the environment or simpl due to intrinsicaly difficult infant temperament.
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anus fissure, child growth, colic, constipation, crying, gastroesophageal reflux, human, milk, mouth ulcer, nose congestion, otitis media, pain, review, temperament, thrush, urinary tract infection, whey
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16
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2
