Colic & Gripe
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Colic and gripe cause great discomfort to young children, especially babies. The conditions can also be stressful for the rest of the family, as the baby can cry for hours and won't respond to comforting.
Colic is a common condition that affects between 10-15% of children. It generally begins in your baby's first month and continues until they are around three months old. It is defined as uncontrollable crying or screaming in a healthy baby for frequent and extended periods of time without apparent reason. The cause of colic has yet to be conclusively established but there are several theories.
Many believe colic is a reaction to abdominal discomfort caused by gas trapped in the intestines, or that the baby's intestines are overworked and experiencing some form of cramping. Some believe that colic is caused by eating too fast or swallowing too much air while eating. These theories haven't been discredited, but recent studies have pointed to gut flora being the possible root of the problem. The studies have shown that babies with different gut flora patterns, including a lack of Lactobacillus acidophilus are more prone to colic.
Luckily, as distressing as your baby's cries and screams can be, colic isn't a serious condition. It is only temporary and our range of products below will help to ease the discomfort and griping, and help everybody to have a good nights sleep. For further information, please visit our colic advice page.
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Recommended Product:
If your child is suffering from colic, Express Chemist would like to recommend Infacol.
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Infacol - 50ml:
Our customers have expressed a preference for this product over all other colic treatments. In fact, Infacol is by far our best selling treatment for infant colic and gripe.
It works by bringing together the bubbles of gas in the baby's intestine to form larger bubbles that are much easier to expel.
It relieves wind, infant colic and griping pain.
Infacol is free from sugar, alcohol and colourants, and is suitable for use from birth onwards. More >>>
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Price: £3.27 (incl VAT)
(Buy 4 or more for £2.95 each)
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Colic Treatments:
Treatments for colic & gripe such as infants' powders and gripe water.
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Dentinox Infant Colic Drops 100ml:
Dentinox Infant Colic drops work in a similar way to Infacol to bring trapped gas together into larger bubbles that are easy to expel. The active ingredient, activated dimethicone, works locally in the gut, meaning that it is not absorbed into your baby's bloodstream. The 100ml bottle comes with a dosing syringe and is good value for money. More >>>
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Ashton and Parsons Infants Powders (20):
Aston and Parsons Infants Powders are a herbal product traditionally used for the symptomatic relief of pain and gastric upset associated with teething, that can help ease symptoms associated with colic. The matricaria formula helps soothe your child, check stomach disorders and relieve restlessness and fretfulness. More >>>
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Price: £2.31 (incl VAT)
(Buy 3 or more for £2.20 each)
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Colief Infant Drops - 7ml:
Colief Infant Drops represent an entirely new approach to the problem of infant colic. Colief is a food supplement that can be added to both formula and breast milk before feeding to help reduce the hours of crying, discomfort and griping associated with colic. More >>>
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Price: £10.21 (incl VAT)
(Buy 3 or more for £9.70 each)
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Woodward's Gripe Water - 150ml:
Woodward's Gripe Water provides rapid relief of wind and gripe. It's dual action formula contains no alcohol or sugar. More >>>
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Price: £2.12 (incl VAT)
(Buy 3 or more for £2.02 each)
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