What causes Colic?               ';
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The cause of colic is not known.                ';
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 COLIC IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A NUMBER OF THINGS.';
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Colic is a symptom that comes from discomfort.  ';
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  Many things going on in a young child can be  ';
the source of discomfort that results in colic. ';
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              What causes Colic?                ';
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Even medical research has failed to reveal a    ';
  single cause for colic.                       ';
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Everyone agrees that something causes it in     ';
  a child but no one knows for sure which of    ';
  many causes are responsible for colic in a    ';
  particular child.                             ';
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               What causes Colic?               ';
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The problems that result in COLIC are usually   ';
  NOT serious and the child will outgrow them.  ';
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Therefore, many pediatricians do not get overly ';
upset about a child that has colic.  They may   ';
offer some support and suggestions but say there';
is little that can be done about it.            ';
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Causes (page 3 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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Since it appears to be associated with eating   ';
and with the process of digesting food, most    ';
research has focused on things that interfere   ';
with this process.                              ';
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Many physicians feel that the problem rests with';
what and how a child eats and that colic is     ';
cured by changing the diet or how a child eats. ';
Causes (page 4 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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Other physicians believe that colic results     ';
from the immature digestive systems of some     ';
children.                                       ';
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   They believe that with more research, a      ';
   medicine may be developed that will make up  ';
   for what the child lacks in the system.      ';
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Causes (page 5 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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A few doctors believe that some children are    ';
      born with a predisposition to colic.      ';
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That the parents pass it on to the child thru   ';
  the genes and the result is a high-strung     ';
     child born to high-strung parents.         ';
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The result is a combination resulting in Colic. ';
Causes (page 6 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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Still others believe that the environment that  ';
a child lives in may be too much for to handle  ';
and the system can be over stimulated resulting ';
                  in Colic.                     ';
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They feel that the best way to handle it would  ';
     be to insure a stable, calm environment.   ';
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Causes (page 7 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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Almost everyone agrees that colic can not be    ';
    cured but that it can be managed.           ';
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   Things can be done to enable a child to      ';
     be more comfortable until the child        ';
     outgrows the stage when colic occurs.      ';
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Most are things parents can do with support.    ';
Causes (page 8 of 10)

              What causes Colic?                ';
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The medical treatments available treat only the ';
               symptoms.                        ';
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They do not cure anything but help a child to   ';
digest food and make it less likely to cry.     ';
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Many of these medicines are used only as a last ';
 resort or for particularly serious cases.      ';
Causes (page 9 of 10)

                  SUMMARY                       ';
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Colic is likely to have a number of causes, in  ';
  general, but a single cause in a particular   ';
  child.                                        ';
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The most likely sources of the discomfort are:  ';
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DIET  FEEDING PRACTICES  ENVIRONMENT  TENSION   ';
  BIOLOGICAL PREDISPOSTION  IMMATURITY          ';
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